Crime
Tension As 300 Level Student Gets Shot In The Head In Niger Delta University
- Niger Delta University is in Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State in Nigeria.
- It was established in 2000 by Chief DSP Alamieyeseigha, the Former Governor of Bayelsa state.
A 300-level student has been killed from an attack by suspected cult members in Bayelsa State-owned Niger Delta University (NDU), Amassoma.
The killing of the student, identified as James Okunmakpeye, came two days after another person was gunned down by suspected cultists at Obele, a suburb of the state capital, Yenagoa.
Spokesman of the institution Ingezi Idoni who confirmed the development disclosed that James was shot dead during lecture hours, adding that the school had contacted security personnel over the matter.
He said: “There was a lecturer in the class during the incident. He was shot by the door of the lecture room. He was late to the class and while he was offering reasons for his lateness, someone came from behind and shot him.
“The culprit ran towards the Ogunbiri side of the institution where the perimeter fencing has failed and escaped.”
The killing of the student in the presence of his colleagues and lecturer caused pandemonium at the university, as people scampered for safety.
The deceased, a student of Marketing at the Faculty of Management Science, was shot in the head at a close range about 11a.m. on Wednessday, EKO HOT BLOG gathered.
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