News
From
Patrick Egwu, Enugu
A final year student of
the department of Political Science, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Joseph
Emmanuel, has been murdered by suspected cultists at the school.
The incident it was
gathered, happened at Ugwoke Lodge, located at Hilltop, an off campus
accommodation some few meters away from the University.
The victim, was in company
of his friends at his residence when the suspected cultists, numbering about
three and armed with guns and machete, stormed his home and gave him several
machete cuts before shooting him twice in the head.
One of his friends whose identity
was not immediately known and who was with him in the room when the incident
happened, was shot in the back but managed to escape with his injuries.
Mr Emmanuel was
immediately taken to the University of Nigeria Medical Center and later
transfered to Bishop Shanahan hospital in Nsukka where he was confirmed dead.
Meanwhile, the status of
his friend who was shot in the back and taken to an undisclosed hospital in
Enugu is yet to be established.
A friend of the deceased
who pleaded for anonymity, described the incident as unfortunate, adding that
the deceased was the one who introduced him to the ponzi scheme, MMM.
"It's quite sad. I
know him very well. I have known him for quite some time now. In fact, he was
the one that even introduced me to join MMM. He was my guider. I don't know
what could have led to this", he said.
When asked about the
personality and character of the deceased when he was alive, he said he was
social but lived a lavish lifestyle.
Another resident in the
area who simply gave his name as Mark, said the murder could be a retaliatory
attack by rival cult gangs.
"This Sunday, they
shot somebody at that gate over there. This may be a revenge mission", he
said.
When contacted, the Police
Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Ebere Amarizu, confirmed the
incident, adding that investigations and manhunt for the suspects have begun.
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