Taraba govt intervenes as nursing students protest alleged rape, robbery

The Taraba State Ministry of Tertiary Education intervened in protests by students of the Taraba State College of Nursing Sciences in Jalingo, following allegations of rape and attempted robbery at a female hostel. The students demanded immediate relocation to on-campus hostels, threatening to march to the state government if their demands were not met. The government proposed deploying security personnel to the affected hostels and scheduled a formal meeting with student representatives.