Vice-Chancellor of the University of Jos (UNIJOS) Prof. Ishaya Tanko has directed members of the university community to exercise heightened vigilance and exercise extra caution in their movements, both on and off campus, with immediate effect.

The advisory comes against the backdrop of prevailing security tensions in Jos, the Plateau State capital and the surrounding areas.

In a statement signed by Emmanuel Madugu, deputy registrar, Information and Public Relations, on behalf of the registrar, the university management urged staff, students and other members to avoid venturing out very early in the morning.

The statement emphasised the need for immediate reporting of any sign or shadow of breach of public peace to the University Security Division .

The statement also assured students and staff that the University Security Division, in collaboration with other allied security agencies, is doing everything within its powers to guarantee maximum protection of lives and property,.

"We call on residents and university stakeholders to remain alert while authorities work to maintain stability," the statement reads.

It could be recalled that there had been heightened tension in Jos following the killings of innocent villagers in Dorowa Babuje community of Barkin Ladi local government council of Plateau State.