The Taraba State University on Wednesday announced the death of its three students after trees fell on them during rainstorm.
The students were on a research trip at a wild life park in Northern Cameroon.
The university’s deputy registrar in charge of Information and Publication, Sanusi Sa’ad, told our correspondent in Jalingo that the deceased were 400 level students of Biological Science Department.
He listed the names of the students as Nancy Sam-Achak, Grace Thomas and Yusuf Mohammed — the president of the department’s students association.
Mr Sa’ad said the incident occurred on Monday at Bouba Njidda National Wild Life Park, Garoua, when the giant trees fell on the students during a “devastating rainstorm” at about 3:15 pm.
The official said the Head of the department, Robert Houmso, and 16 students were believed to be receiving treatment at a Garoua hospital for serious injuries they sustained in the disaster.
A lecturer with the department who spoke on condition of anonymity, said there were 35 students and six staff on the trip.
The source said students of the department had been visiting the park since 2016 to study some mysterious trees that were believed to have existed for centuries.
