Armed attackers fatally shoot university student, leave two companions wounded

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A yet-to-be-identified student of the University of Benin was shot dead by gunmen in his JLK Mercedes-Benz while driving out of the main gate of the campus at Ugbowo on Sunday night.

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Eyewitnesses said the student was shot at close range by the masked gunmen, who later fled the scene.

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The victim had reportedly finished his examination in the Political Science Department about an hour earlier, before he met his tragic end.

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Two other victims in the JLK Mercedes-Benz who survived the attack were said to have been rushed to the University of Benin Health Care center.

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One student said, “They shot him at close range, and there was no way he could have survived the attack. Two others who were in the vehicles were also injured and rushed to the school’s health care center.”

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Operatives from the Ugbowo Divisional Police Headquarters moved to the scene to evacuate the remains of the victim.

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The DPO of the Divisional Police Headquarters, SP Emmanuel, said information about the incident was still sketchy.

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The state police command is yet to issue an official statement on the matter.

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In a separate report, another student was allegedly chased with a machete at the Social Science Lecture Theatre on Saturday, but escaped unhurt.

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