Abdullahi Sule, Nasarawa State Governor, on Friday, has demanded for an inspection into the stampede which killed two people at the Nasarawa State University, Keffi.

The state government had commenced the distribution of palliatives to students across the state.

“What we are hearing now is that two female students have died. They were said to have been suffocated because of the crowd and they were later declared dead by the healthcare workers,” according to the source.

At the NSUK convocation square – the venue for the distribution, two female students were allegedly died due to suffocation in the crowd and some others were left with various forms of injuries.

In a statement signed by Ibrahim Addra the chiefy press secretary to the governor, he expressed sadness over the deaths of the students.

He said, “ I pray their souls rest in peace. Our thoughts and condolences go to their families and friends at this moment of grief.

“These young people’s lives cut short at their prime under such circumstances is painful.

“The governor has since directed the authorities of the Nasarawa State University, Keffi and security agencies to commence an immediate investigation into the unfortunate occurrence to unveil those behind it.”

The state deputy governor, Dr. Emmanuel Akabe, also visited those who sustained injuries.

“Engr. Sule had come up with widely applauded initiative to distribute rice and N5,000 cash each to students in all tertiary institutions in the state.

“Such distribution was a huge success and peacefully carried out by Federal University, Lafia, Isa Mustapha Agwai Polytechnic, Lafia, College of Agriculture, Science and Technology, Lafia, the School of Nursing, Lafia as well as the College of Education, Akwanga.

“Others are the Federal Polytechnic, Nassarawa and the College of Health Technology, Keffi,” the statement added.Friday.