A gunman believed to be a campus cultist has killed a 200-level Marketing student of the Niger Delta University (NDU)
The victim, who was identified as James Okunmakpeye, was shot on the head at close range and died on the spot.
He was said to be standing by the door of his lecture room in the Faculty of Management Sciences Building at the state-owned university on Wilberforce Island when he was mowed down by his assailant.
The Public Relations Officer of NDU, Ingezi Idoni, confirmed that the institution’s authority was investigating the incident and had contacted the security agency.
Idoni, who noted that the student was killed during lecture hours, said: “There was a lecturer in the class during the incident. He (the deceased) was shot by the door of the lecture room. He was late to the class and was being asked to come into the lecture hall. While he was offering reasons for his lateness, someone came from behind and shot him.
“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 the completion of the perimeter fencing of the institution to assist in proper security of lives and property of the institution.”
The Police Public Relations Officer, Bayelsa Command, Asinim Butswat, a Superintendent of Police, also confirmed the incident
