Gunmen kill 400-level student at Rivers State University

There was pandemonium in Rivers State University (RSU) on Thursday after gunmen killed a 400-level student of the institution.

The victim whose name could not be ascertained at press time was a student of the Faculty of Engineering in the university.

It was gathered that the victim was shot dead in a canteen within the premises of Management Science, where he was said to have gone to have some nice time with friends.

A source, who gave his name simply as Emmanuel, disclosed that a second year student from Management Department was among the suspects that killed the engineering student.

Emmanuel also noted that the victim was shot point black in the head, adding that the incident happened around 9 am on Thursday.

He said that the killers were on the move to pull out of the crime scene before the security operative arrested the second year management student believed to be involved in the killing.

When contacted, the Public Relations Officer of the Rivers State Police Command, SP Nnamdi Omoni, who confirmed the incident said police have launched a manhunt to arrest other fleeing suspects.

Omoni said: “I can confirm the incident this morning at Rivers State University. One of the suspects who killed him has been arrested.

“The Commissioner of Police has launched a manhunt on the fleeing suspects. They will be fished out. There is calm in the school. We have restored normalcy.”

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