Gunmen suspected to be armed
robbers have killed Emmanuel Amadi, a lecturer at the Rivers State University
(RSU).
According to The Nation, the victim
was murdered at his residence close to Ignatius Ajuru University of Education,
Rumuorlumeni, Port Harcourt, in the early hours of Tuesday.
Until his death, the professor
lectured at the department of microbiology in RSU.
Sydney Enyindah, spokesman of the
university, confirmed the tragic incident, saying: “Prof. Amadi was attacked in
his house at Rumuorlumeni, Port Harcourt in the early hours of today by armed
robbers.
“The sad information came while
we were having management meeting. The situation will become clearer tomorrow.”
Nnamdi Omoni, spokesman of the
Rivers police command, also confirmed the incident.
“I spoke with the Vice-Chancellor
of RSU, Port Harcourt, Prof. Blessing Didia, five minutes before you called
me,” the newspaper quoted him to have said.
“The VC of RSU told me through
the telephone that he heard of the attack on Prof. Amadi from the grapevine,
without official communication from the family to the university’s
authorities.”
Rivers is among the states across
the country battling insecurity. On Wednesday, the foreign and commonwealth
office of the United Kingdom listed it among 21 Nigerian states it advised
British citizens not to visit because of insecurity.
But the police later dismissed
the travel advisory, saying security challenges are not peculiar to Nigeria.
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