Any moment soon, students of Nnamdi Azikwe University, Awka, Anambra State, will embark on a protest against the Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof Charles Esimone and the entire management of the institution over insecurity on campus.
This followed the killing of a 200-Level student of the the university which sources said had stirred unrest within
the school community.
“This is as the incident unravels the
dilapidated state of insecurity in
university’s off-campus area,” the source told our investigative reporters.
Daniel, as the the late student was identified, was killed by armed men who busted a hostel on Sunday night, at the Laurel junction area of Ifite, a community primarily dominated by students outside
the campus.
Sources disclosed that the armed men entered the apartment of his female friend, where he was at the time, and
they demanded he should hand over his
phone.
Daniel was reported to have hesitated before letting go but pleaded with the assailants to allow him to take out his SIM card.
This website gathered that it was in that process that the armed men pulled the trigger and the bullet penetrated his
belly, causing him to drown in his blood.
Eyewitnesses said he was rushed to Amaku Teaching Hospital, in the Aroma area of the state where medical practitioners did their best, but
could not help the situation until he gave up.
Daniel, a student of Mathematics at the university was scheduled for an examination soon, and according to sources, had just resumed school a
few hours before the incident
occurred.
The deceased is just one out of many students, whose livesended following the rise of armed robbery and cultism within the university community.
A sources said,”What is uncertain is if these assailants were students or external forces with missions to rob students of their possessions.
“There is nothing like school security and everyone is just quiet about it. This is why we are trying to protest because they are not doing anything about
it. Even the Anti-cult which is like the existing security arrived an hour after the incident occurred.
“There have been underreported
cases of robbery in the off-student area of the university. Criminals and students allegedly go about with weapons to protect themselves or perpetrate crimes.
The students have begun an
online campaign on the Macro
Blogging App tagged: ‘End the
Killing,’ ‘End The Robbery,’
‘Schooling in Unizik Is Not Death.
This website gathered that there are ongoing plans by students to protest against the lack of security in the school as the situation has deteriorated.
The Institution’s Dean of Student Affairs, Chinonso Achebe could not be reached, as he was yet to respond to calls,
and texts placed on his phone.
The School Public Relations Officer, Chika, however, said she was not in the best position to speak on the issue, noting, “We are currently in a meeting over the security situation”.
When contacted, the State’s
Police Spokesperson, Ikenga
Tochukwu berated the situation
and said that the command was
on the matter.
He said, “This is unfortunate, I got this information from the SUG president last night. Police patrol has been on since then. I urge the witness of the incident
to help us with information to
investigate please”.
