Cultists kill female Benue varsity student

Gunmen have killed a female student of Benue State University (BSU) identified as Jessica Agee.

Suspected cultists had invaded the residence of Agee at Gyado, a suburb in Makurdi metropolis, on Monday night.

The incident happened after the shootings by rival gangs who protested the seizure of examination papers from suspected cultists who were writing their last paper at Mass Communications department.

There were also shootings around the second gate of BSU while some final-year students were celebrating their exit from school after completing their examination.

Head of Information at BSU, Tse Vanger, however, told newsmen that he was not aware of the killing of the student but he confirmed the shooting which he said took place at the faculty of law.

Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Catherine Anene, confirmed the killing of the student but said the details of the incident were not yet available to her at the time of filing this report.

Anenem, however, added that the corpse of the deceased had been deposited at the morgue while investigation was ongoing.

  • Related Posts

    Suspected gunmen kill UNIBEN student, injure two others

      Tragedy struck at the main gate of the University of Benin, as a yet-to-be-identified person suspected to be a university student was shot dead by masked gunmen in his…

    Gunmen kill Anambra community leader, one other

      Some yet-to-be-identified gunmen, suspected to be cultists, have killed the President-General of Ogidi community in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, Ikwuka Okoye, also known as Anumili.…

    Leave a Reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    You Missed

    NDLEA remands two Mexicans, four Nigerians over Oyo meth lab

    • By admin
    • November 6, 2026
    • 4 views
    NDLEA remands two Mexicans, four Nigerians over Oyo meth lab

    Nigeria’s External Debt Hits $145bn As Servicing Burden Rises — World Bank

    • By admin
    • November 6, 2026
    • 4 views
    Nigeria’s External Debt Hits $145bn As Servicing Burden Rises — World Bank

    Why Nigerians Are Getting Fewer Hours Of Electricity — NISO

    • By admin
    • November 6, 2026
    • 5 views
    Why Nigerians Are Getting Fewer Hours Of Electricity — NISO

    PSC dismisses three police officers over ‘misconduct’, redeploys four CPs

    • By admin
    • November 6, 2026
    • 6 views
    PSC dismisses three police officers over ‘misconduct’, redeploys four CPs

    NSCDC sanctions 66 personnel over misconduct

    • By admin
    • November 6, 2026
    • 13 views
    NSCDC sanctions 66 personnel over misconduct

    Kenyan starvation cult leader sentenced to 200 years for murdering children

    • By admin
    • November 6, 2026
    • 11 views
    Kenyan starvation cult leader sentenced to 200 years for murdering children