The Bayelsa state police command has arrested African
Innocent, a 300-level Accounting undergraduate of the Niger Delta University
(NDU) over the alleged killing of James Okunmakpeye, a fellow student of the
institution, at a lecture hall.
Ingezi Idoni, the varsity’s public relations officer, said
Okunmakpeye was shot in the head while he was standing near the door of a
lecture hall.
According to Idoni, the deceased came late for the said
lecture and therefore decided to stand by the door but was asked to come into
the hall by the lecturer.
He added that the deceased eventually came into the hall but while attempting to explain why he came late, he was shot from behind and died on the spot.
The varsity’s spokesman added that the assailant had escaped
through one of the broken perimeter fences after the incident.
The development had caused panic at the institution as
Okunmakpeye’s classmates and the lecturer scampered for safety, leaving his
lifeless body behind.
“There was a lecturer in the class during the incident. The
deceased was shot by the door of the lecture room. He was late to class and was
asked to come into the lecture hall. While he was offering reasons for his
lateness, someone came from behind and shot him,” Idoni said.
“The culprit after carrying out the dastardly act ran
towards the Ogobiri side of the institution, where the perimeter fencing has
failed, and escaped.
“We are using this opportunity to call on the state
government to assist the institution in completing the perimeter fencing so as
to assist in the security of lives and property on campus.”
Asinim Butswat, the state spokesman, said the command had
already beefed up security at the institution while vowing to arrest more
suspects connected to the incident.
“When our teams were alerted, we responded swiftly and one
suspect, African Innocent, a 300-level Accounting undergraduate of the
institution, is in custody,” he said.
“The victim, James
Okunmakpeye, was shot in the head at close range and he was rushed to hospital,
where he was pronounced dead. We have beefed up security on the campus and we
are going to arrest more suspects involved in the murder.”
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