NEWS: 3 Students Shot And In Criticial Condition After Gunmen Storm ESUT

Three students of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), Agbani, are in critical condition at the the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) after being shot and wounded by suspected armed bandits who invaded their hostel, The Nation reports.

The affected students are currently undergoing intensive surgery at the hospital where they were rushed to in the early hours of Saturday. One of the students was shot in the stomach and it was suspected that some pellets of the bullet were lodged in his abdomen for which doctors are battling to remove.

The two other victims were also undergoing surgery at the hospital while efforts were being made to contact their parents.

The Unique Hostel where the incident occurred and other hostels within the Agbani Permanent site of the university, according to sources, have been placed under security watch as it was suspected that the gunmen could be members of a secret cult.

To forestall a reprisal attack, the source said, the management had taken measures to beef up security at the hostels with plain-clothe policemen deployed to strategic locations.

Police spokesman, Mr. Ebere Amaraizu,  who confirmed the armed attack said that preliminary investigations revealed that the gunmen could be “student robbers”,  assuring that the police would do everything possible to get to the root of the matter.

He could not say if any arrest had been made but he said that the command was already on top of the situation and would give further details after the ongoing investigations.

“From what we gathered when the gunmen attacked some students at the ESUT Unique Lodge, which is mainly Boys Hostel, there was a stiff resistance by the students who succeeded in arresting one of the gunmen.  The arrested gunman alerted his armed colleagues who returned to the hostel and began shooting indiscriminately during which three of the students were shot and wounded,” the police spokesman said.

Posted: at 28-09-2014 03:25 PM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac

ehn ehn ?

Posted: at 28-09-2014 04:11 PM (9 years ago) | Hero

So sad.....no peace!!

If the "Youth" are being killed today.....how can they be the leaders of tomorrow.

Posted: at 28-09-2014 04:22 PM (9 years ago) | Hero

OMG this is bad

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Posted: at 28-09-2014 05:15 PM (9 years ago) | Addicted Hero

 

Posted: at 28-09-2014 06:16 PM (9 years ago) | Addicted Hero

 there
was a stiff resistance by the students
who succeeded in arresting one of the
gunmen. The arrested gunman alerted his
armed colleagues who returned to the
hostel and began shooting........
How d gunman take alert I'm colleagues

Posted: at 28-09-2014 06:58 PM (9 years ago) | Upcoming

NPF are always on top of d situation dey will never settle. Get well soon guys

Posted: at 28-09-2014 08:14 PM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac

God help the students to recover

Posted: at 29-09-2014 12:11 AM (9 years ago) | Upcoming

There's not arm robber anywhr. Its student robber aka cult members.

Posted: at 29-09-2014 07:52 AM (9 years ago) | Addicted Hero

Eyah! Get well soon. Next time if u see a man with gun no D̶̲̥̅̊ε̲̣̣̣̥γ̲̣̣̥  form super man. TF were u thinking trynna hold an armed man? U wan to be a super hero abi? 1. U no be Jet li or Jackie chan. 2. This 9ja and not Asia. 3. This is life and not movie. 4 Face reality bruh.

Posted: at 30-09-2014 12:04 PM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac