Deadly cultists have brutally ended the life of a final year student of Imo State University after shooting him dead.
The student was shot dead by alleged cultists
An alleged final year student of Imo State University has been brutally shot dead by men suspected to be cultists.
The incident which took place in Owerri, the Imo State capital and attracted attention as the body of the dead student could be found dumped in the gutter.
The news was made known on Facebook and written thus:
"IMSU FINAL YR STUDENT SHOT DEAD BY CULTISTS
Sad news emanating from Imo state University, Owerri,IMSU, has it that a final year student of the citadel of learning has been murdered in a cold blood by yet to be identified gunmen, suspected to be cultists.
The identity of the dead student was yet to be ascertained as at the time of filing in this report, but Okeomanews learnt that the male student who until his untimely death was in his final semester in the institution was killed at about 2:5pm, Tuesday , at back gate area on the campus.
Source who said that the killing was cult related, disclosed that pandemonium has gripped the area,and communicated that academic and administrative activities in the school have been halted, as students and staff of IMSU scamper for safety and have been leaving the school campus in droves.
When contacted, the police Public Relations Officers, PPRO, in the state, Mr Andrew Enwerem, a Deputy Superintendent of police, DSP, said that his office has not been briefed on the incident but disclosed he would make contacts to verify the information."