LESS than
two weeks after a 300 level student of University of Benin, UNIBEN, was murdered
at its Ugbowo campus, another student of the university was on Tuesday night
shot dead by unknown assailants.
The
deceased, simply identified as James, a 300 level student of Vocational and
Technical Education, was said to have been killed at Ekosodin, a satellite
community of Ugbowo campus of the university.
The corpse
of the deceased student was seen in a white-coloured police Hilux van at the
Accident and Emergency Ward of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, UBTH,
when newsmen visited the hospital.
His white
T-shirt and lemon-coloured knickers were soaked in blood and his shattered head
almost doubled the normal size, indicating that he was shot at close range.
One of the
university’s students, who did not want his name in print for personal and
safety reasons, confirmed the incident.
He said
James was on his way home at about 11p.m. after watching a football match at
one of the viewing centres in the community, when he met his death.
It would be
recalled that Ejiroghene Gbenedio, a 300-level student of the Department of
Chemistry, in the Faculty of Physical Sciences, was hacked to death at about
7p.m. on Friday, October 24.
When
contacted on phone, UNIBEN’s Public Relations Officer, Mr. Harrison Osarenren,
promised to make enquiries and call back.
However, at
press time, he was yet to get in touch.
Culled From Vanguard
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