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Assailants on Thursday attacked the private residence of Sebastine Maimako, vice-chancellor of the University of Jos, killing his guard and injuring a policeman stationed there.

Terna Tyopev, spokesman, Plateau police command, told NAN in Jos that the assailants took the official rifle of the policeman, after shooting him.

“There are no arrests as yet, but we have commenced investigation into the attack,” he said.

Abdullahi Abdullahi, the university’s deputy registrar (information), told NAN that the gunmen stormed the residence, located along Eto-Baba Road in Ungwan-Rukuba, and opened fire at the entrance.

“They killed one of the university’s patrol officers, Owes Jibrin and also shot police corporal Adamu Salihu attached to the residence of the vice-chancellor,” he said.

“Other security men who escaped unhurt, raised an alarm and the attackers fled.”

Abdullahi said that no member of the vice-vhancellor’s family was injured in the incident that happened when he (VC) was not in Jos.

He said a delegation from the university, led by the deputy vice chancellor (administration), had already visited the family of Jibrin, the slain guard.