The Abia State Authorities says it has commenced an investigation into the loss of life of a pupil of Abia State College (ABSU), who misplaced his life in a conflict between rival cult teams.
Okey Kanu, the state commissioner for info and tradition, made this recognized on Monday throughout a press briefing on the result of the State Government Council assembly, held at Authorities Home, Umuahia.
Mr Kanu stated: “It has come to the discover of the federal government that there have been skirmishes in Abia State College, Uturu, inside some pupil teams.
“Some movies have been trending on-line to the impact {that a} pupil misplaced his life in these skirmishes.
“As a responsive and accountable authorities, some remedial actions have been taken to revive peace and order on campus.
“Authorities has dispatched safety companies to take management of the scenario at ABSU.
“Investigation in that regard has been instituted.”
The commissioner charged college students of all tertiary establishments within the state to keep away from partaking in any type of violence and actions that might have an effect on their lives and research.
Additionally, the Particular Adviser to the Governor on Media and Publicity,
Ferdinand Ekeoma, a media aide to the governor, was specific in attributing the killing to a cult conflict, however stated the safety companies have been but to transient the state authorities on the incident.
“At this second, what we’ve heard is that it was a cult conflict and we’ve not established the main points of what transpired and as soon as we do that we’ll replace you,” he stated.
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The police spokesperson in Abia, Maureen Chinaka, informed the Information Company of Nigeria that the police have been conscious of the cult conflict and the killing.
“Our officers, in collaboration with the navy, swiftly responded and arrived on the crime scene, inflicting the culprits to flee upon sighting the police.
“The corpse was evacuated from the crime scene to the morgue and displays have been recovered.
“Investigations are ongoing and we’ll proceed to replace the general public as we progress,” she stated.
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