A final year student of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), has been shot dead by gunmen suspected to be cultists.
The student of the Department of Public Administration, who was also a Kegite leader in the university campus was popularly called Mayor.
He was said to have been shot in the face in his room at close range around 9.00pm on Monday.
His remains have reportedly been deposited at the mortuary of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH).
Meanwhile, the authorities of the University of Benin have condemned the student’s gruesome killing.
According to a statement by the university’s spokesman, Dr. Benedicta Ehanire, the school management was working “closely with the police and internal security” to arrest the killers.
The statement partly read: “The management of the University of Benin has condemned the brutal and sad killing of a final year male student, known mostly as ‘Mayor’ (real name withheld) on the night of Monday 3rd March 2023.
“The gruesome shooting occurred in one of the halls of residence and was carried out by yet-to-be-identified gunmen.
“While commiserating with the family and colleagues of the late student, the management enjoins other students to be calm.
“The management is also working closely with the internal security units in ensuring that such dastardly incident does not occur again within the university’s premises.”
