Enugu State Police Command said it has commenced investigations into the stabbing to death of a 400-level University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, student by a 200-level student of the institution.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Ebere Amaraizu, in a statement on Saturday in Enugu said that the unfortunate incident occurred on July 31 in Nsukka.
He said: “The suspect later identified as Nnamdi Asogwa, 23, said to be a 200-level student of UNN, allegedly stabbed one Chukwudi Mba, a 400-level student of Public Administration of UNN to death.
“The suspect allegedly struck on the back of the victim with a knife at their lodge identified as Alfred’s Lodge in Nsukka town over a yet to be established issue.
“It was further gathered that following the incident, the victim was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was later confirmed dead by a doctor on duty.”
Amaraizu said the suspect was currently helping police operatives in their investigation; while the body of the deceased had been deposited in a nearby hospital mortuary.
He further disclosed that the Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr. Sulaiman Balarabe, had directed full scale investigations into the incident.
