NANS ‘president’ arrested over alleged robbery

National Association of Nigerian students (NANS) ‘President’, Prewar Benjamin, a 400 level student of Niger Delta University, Amassoma, with seven undergraduate accomplices, has been arrested over alleged cultism, armed robbery and murder.
According to reports, the police authorities gave the names of the other seven suspects as Asari Enagob, 400-level student; Suoguai Bina, 500 level student; Ibe Ogbonna, 300 level; Igbanibo Tari, 400 level; Ekperi Kenneth, 400 level Kemefie Ebimene, 200 level, all of the Niger Delta University.
Chukwuma Lawrence, an HND2 student of Imo State Polytechnic is reportedly the eighth suspect.
The event that led to the murder of a student by the gang, according to Bayelsa state police, took place at the Zone B election for coordinators of NANS at the Federal University, Otuoke, Bayelsa State.
‘’It was a situation whereby students representing universities and higher institutions in the South-South Zone degenerated to the use of firearms that led to the death of a student. The students also involved themselves in robbery against innocent citizens.”
The gang was also allegedly involved in robbery and cultism.