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Sunday, October 7, 2012

Aluu residents flee to avoid reprisal attacks over killing of UNIPORT students


There are unconfirmed reports that several students of the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) earlier on Sunday staged a protest to the the Aluu Community to express their displeasure over the killing of  four students of the institution on Friday.

Reports say the students killed lived in an off-campus hostel located in the community.





The students named Ugonna, Lloyd, Tekana and Chidiaka were were accused of stealing laptops and phones. They were stripped naked publicly, severely beaten by a mob and burnt to death using car tyres.

Many observers have condemned the extrajudicial killing of the three student arguing that they should have been handed over to the police for prosecution.

Meanwhile, the Rivers Police Public Relations officer (PPRO), DSP Ben Ugwuegbulam, confirmed that four individuals were killed on Friday at Aluu for allegedly stealing, but could not ascertain if the victims were students of UNIPORT or not.

He stated that the  police command was already investigating the incident. He urged students and residents not to take the law into their hands assuring that the police will do all it can to bring the perpetrators to book.

Reports say residents of the community have started fleeing to avoid indiscriminate arrest by policemen.

The deputy registrar of the school, Williams Wodi, said, “Right now, I am not in a position to confirm to you that the alleged victims are bona fide students of UNIPORT, as is being widely speculated.

“The alleged incident took place at Aluu village, about two kilometres outside our main campus. We do not have responsibility for security in Aluu communities, which are beyond our jurisdiction. The relevant security outfits are working with our security department to establish the true identities of the victims and what actually transpired on the day of the reported incident.

“The Dean of Student Affairs (of UNIPORT) is also working round the clock to establish their identities as students of UNIPORT. The university will certainly issue a statement once preliminary facts are laid on the table.”


-Ynaija
UPDATE:
The commissioner for information Ibim Semenitari says the traditional ruler of Aluu community have been arrested. According to reports, he ordered the killing of the boys. The order for arrest was given by the state governor Chibuike Ameachi

6 comments:

  1. Na wa oooooooh!!!

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  2. It is well oh! Dis community dnt ve police?

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  3. The NPF have the photos of those who took part in the killing of the Uni students. Please dont waste time in bringing them to book, i hope they get life without parole.

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  4. Pls we need the law of moses on this one,"an eye for an eye"

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    1. OOOOh my god!!!! whoever did this, is a devil!!!! Thank God am not from Nigeria

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  5. the land where this happened and there was no one that can stop them from killing these inocent boys like this has been coursed.nothing good will ever come out of the land because of the inocent blood that was been shed.people of Aluu community,you are caused.you went too far.

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