Rivers State University has prohibited undergraduate students from driving personal vehicles on campus between 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., following the death of a 21 year old female student allegedly struck by a speeding vehicle driven by a fellow undergraduate.

Two students, Darlington Onuaku of the Department of Development and Communication Studies and Obinna Ikechi of the Department of Computer Science, have been arrested and handed over to the police in connection with the incident, which occurred along Road A within the university campus on Tuesday. The victim, Miss Eno Udoson, was allegedly returning to the staff quarters when two drivers, reportedly racing each other, collided and fatally struck her.

The Acting Registrar, Dr Idanyingi Daminabo, announced the new measures on Friday while addressing journalists in Port Harcourt, expressing condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of the deceased.

Daminabo disclosed that the university convened an emergency management meeting on Wednesday and adopted additional safety directives following the incident. Under the new rules, undergraduate students who bring vehicles to campus must park them at the designated car park near the main gate and use the institution's authorised shuttle services for movement within the campus.

Postgraduate and Centre for Continuing Education students will only be permitted to drive personal vehicles on campus upon presentation of valid university identity cards.

The registrar warned that violators would face serious consequences. "Any student found engaging in reckless driving will face suspension, disciplinary proceedings and impoundment of the vehicle involved," he stated. He added that visiting hours to student hostels would now end at 6:00 p.m. daily, while the approved speed limit of 30 kilometres per hour on major roads and 20 kilometres per hour in residential areas remained in force.

The Rivers State Police Command confirmed the arrests through its spokesperson, ASP Blessing Agabe, who noted that the victim's body had been deposited in a mortuary while investigations continued. "Investigations are ongoing, and anyone found culpable will face the full weight of the law," she said.

A lecturer at the university and relative of the deceased, Moore Mike Ogburia, called for the prosecution of those responsible, arguing that stricter enforcement of campus traffic regulations in previous cases could have prevented the tragedy. "The death of Eno could have been avoided if, in previous cases, offending vehicles had been impounded and the drivers arrested and prosecuted. Similar accidents occur almost every semester," he said.