A 400-level student of Computer Engineering department of the University of Benin, Destiny Osasenaga has been k!lled by unknown gunmen in Benin, Edo State.
The deceased was abducted in the presence of his father and other family members, at his residence in the Uwelu area of the city by gunmen suspected to be secret cult members.
The gang members were said to be in search of the deceased’s elder brother who they claimed had offended one of their gang members and subsequently declared him wanted.
According to a source quoted by Punch, “When they could not find their target, they abducted the deceased, put him in a Mercedez Benz GLK Jeep and zoomed off to a bush path along Benin-Akure Road by Oluku community.
“The deceased was beaten to death by the gunmen and dumped at a refuse site by the roadside,” the source added.
Following the murder, one Kenneth Ediagbony was arrested in Port Harcourt by the police in his hideout as the principal suspect.