A final-year student, identified as the Mayor of the University of Benin, has been killed. The management of UNIBEN has condemned the killing of the student. Mayor was a student of the department of public administration.
He was shot dead in the face at close range at 9 p.m. Until his death, he was the Kegite chief of his school.
The Public Relations Officer of UNIBEN, Dr. Benedicta Ehanire, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. Further, she said that the management was working closely with the police and internal security to apprehend the killer.
Also, the statement read, “The management of the University of Benin has condemned the brutal and sad killing of a final-year male student.” On the night of March 3rd, 2023, a student was murdered. He was known mostly as “Mayor” (real name withheld).
The gruesome shooting occurred in one of the halls of residence. In addition, this nefarious incident was carried out by yet-to-be-identified gunmen.Then, the management enjoined other students to be calm. Also, they commiserated with the family and colleagues of the late student.
Lastly, management is also working closely with the internal security units. This is to ensure that such a dastardly incident does not occur again within the university’s premises.