Prank Takes A Tragic Turn: Varsity Graduate Dies While Escaping Robbery Attempt

Ifunanya Miracle, a recent graduate from the Department of Quantity Surveying at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, has tragically lost her life while attempting to escape a robbery by an unidentified prankster on the university campus in Awka, Anambra State.

Eko Hot Blog gathered that Ifunanya’s friend, Peace, a student from the Department of Pure and Industrial Chemistry, was also involved in the incident and sustained injuries.

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Peace was taken to Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital for treatment.

According to PUNCH, Ifunanya had been operating a Point-of-Sale (PoS) business on campus.

The graduate was said to have closed her business for the day on Sunday, June 9, 2024, and boarded a tricycle along with Peace to a destination.

The duo were said to be on their way when a passenger, who sat beside them, allegedly attempted to rob them of their valuables.

In a desperate attempt to escape, both Ifunanya and Peace jumped out of the moving tricycle. While Peace sustained injuries, Ifunanya hit her head on the ground and later died from the injury.

A student witness, who preferred to remain anonymous, recounted the incident, noting that Ifunanya had been seen closing her PoS business just before the tragic event.

The student said, “Miracle just graduated from the university and does a Point-of-Sale operation in the school. The incident happened around 7 pm on June 9, 2024. She does her PoS business at the front of my residence.”

She usually packed her business stuff under the staircase in our compound and the stuff is still there. She packed it and put it back there in the evening. But all of a sudden, we just heard that she was dead.

“We were like how; she still dropped her stuff under the staircase of our compound on Monday. From what we gathered, she was on a moving tricycle with her friend when a fellow passenger, ordered them to give him their phones.

While trying to escape, Miracle jumped out of the tricycle and hit her head on the road and by the time she was rushed to the hospital, she had died. Her friend, who also jumped out of the tricycle sustained injuries and she is still in hospital.”

Another student said the man, who ordered the victims to surrender their property, later claimed that he was pranking them, adding that unconfirmed reports indicated that the man had reported himself to the police.

The student said, “We heard the guy has reported himself at the police station and claimed it was a prank. How can he be pranking someone on a moving tricycle? After the incident, we have not heard anything.

This lady (Miracle) just died because of the carelessness of some people who claimed to be pranksters”

Prankster To Face Disciplinary Measure – UNIZIK

The university’s spokesperson, Dr. Emmanuel Ojukwu, confirmed the incident, stating that it was indeed an expensive prank gone wrong.

File Image of UNIZIK Spokesperson Dr Emmanuel Ojukwu

He noted that the prankster, a final-year student, would face disciplinary measures after Ifunanya’s burial.

“The university regrets this unfortunate incident. The families of the victims and the prankster have reached an agreement regarding the funeral and medical expenses,”

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“It was an unfortunate incident; the school regrets it, the student who pranked them regrets it and the family of the concerned student will take responsibility for the funeral of the dead victim and the hospital bill of the other student. We use this opportunity to warn students to avoid expensive pranks that lead to death, the person will face the music.” Dr. Ojukwu said.

The case has been adjourned until July 10, 2024, for further hearing.

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