Police nab NANS President, others over student’s ‘murder’

By Joy Emmanuel

Yenegoa

President of the National Association of Nigerian Students, Bayelsa state chapter, Perewari Benjamin, and seven other undergraduates have been arrested by the Police in the state in connection with the alleged killing of a student, cultism and armed robbery.
Benjamin, a 400-level student of the Niger Delta University, Amassoma, who was yesterday paraded at the Command Headquarters in Yenagoa along others, was reportedly involved in the killing of a student of Federal University, Otuoke, Amba.
Others arrested include: Asari Enagob, 400-level student; Suoguai Bina in 500 level; Ibe Ogbonna in 300 level; Igbanibo Tari in 400 level; Ekperi Kenneth, in 400 level; Kemefie Ebimene, in 200 level, in the institution.
The eighth suspect, Chukwuma Lawrence, however, is said to be an HND2 student of Imo State Polytechnic.
While addressing journalists on the development, the Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of the state, Asuquo Amba, said that on November 26, 2017, Messrs’ Ayo Kehinde, Jamiu Salahudeen and Nwanya Chinonso, all drivers, reported to the Police that the suspects hijacked their vehicles and robbed them at gunpoint.
He said the suspects robbed Kehinde of one Techno phone valued at N10,000 and the sum of N50,000 cash, while they also robbed Chinonso of the sum of N1,600 cash.
Amba said the police recovered arms and ammunition from the suspects including: two locally-made single barrell pistols; two live ammunition; five .9mm live ammunition and some charms.
On the incident that led to the death of the student, the police boss said, “It is disheartening to note that the events that occurred at the Zone B election for coordinators of NANS took place at the Federal University, Otuoke, between November 25 and 26.
“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 of innocent citizens. This leaves one to wonder about the future of our great nation. The development calls for a drastic action to curb this menace and a complete re-orientation of our youths.”

 

 

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