Gunmen are reported to have shot and killed a final year student of he University of Benin (UNIBEN) shortly after he finished his final exams.
The Student identified as Augustine Izu was killed in his hostel after the gunmen invaded his compound around Ugbowo Campus of the university.
The incident is said to have occurred in the evening of Tuesday, June 29 after Izu, A political science student signed out of his exams.
According to reports, 4 armed and unknown gunmen wearing masks stormed his house and mistook him for their actual target.
They shot him on the shoulder and shot his friend, Walter Emeka in the arm. Izu died on the spot while his friend was taken to the hospital where he is said to be responding to treatment.
According to a report, “It happened in his compound, he was downstairs fetching water when his neighbour called him and he entered his room, they came in looking for his neighbour, he was mistaken as the guy so they shot him on the shoulder and the actual target on the hand.
“The target is responding to treatment but Austin is lifeless in the morgue. Nothing dey this life abeg. We just signed out on Saturday, and yet to complete our undergraduate group assignment. He was in my group yesterday on Monday when we all came to school to work on it. On Tuesday morning am called that he is dead. Mistaken identity.”
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