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Three students of Cross River State University have died in an auto crash while travelling to their homes following a two-week closure of the institution to stop students from taking part in the hardship protest slated for August 1.<\/p>\n

The students who boarded a bus, were on their way to Ogoja in the northern part of the state when the accident occurred on Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n

It was gathered that the accident occurred near Ikom in the central part of the state, along the Calabar\u2013Ikom highway.<\/p>\n

An eyewitness, simply identified as Ndoma Akunobor, who was an occupant of the bus, said the three students who lost their lives were from the departments of Microbiology, Plants Science and Biotechnology.<\/p>\n

The names of the students have not been ascertained at the time of filing this report.<\/p>\n

The management of the university, in a circular, had ordered the closure of the institution for two weeks beginning from 30th July to 12th August, ahead of the nationwide protest slated to commence on 1st August.<\/p>\n

Hardship Protest: Auto crash claims 3 Cross River varsity students<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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