UNIBEN final year student shot dead after final exam

Augustine Izu, a final year student of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) was on Tuesday, June 29, shot dead by yet-to-be-identified gunmen off the university campus. 

The Political Science student was said to have died on the spot after the mask-wearing gunmen invaded his compound in Ugbowo, Edo State on Tuesday evening, June 29, 2021, hours after his final paper and signing out.

Also, his friend Walter Emeka survived after being shot in the arm. Emeka is said to be responding to treatment.