The students were burnt in Omokere Aluu by some irate youths for allegedly stealing blackberry phones and laptops.
State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Ben
Ugwuegbulam, in a statement, said those arrested would be thoroughly quizzed
over the incident.
The Police image maker was silent on whether the
deceased students were robbery suspects or not, but appealed to their parents
and students of the University not to take the laws into their hands as a
result of the killings, and condemned the killing of the students.
He said: “Rivers State Police Command
unequivocally condemns the gruesome killing of four UniPort students on October
5, by irate mob from Aluu community. The command sympathises with the families
of the slain students and also appeals to them not to take the laws into their
hands. Students of the university are urged not to engage in any reprisal
attack as such could lead to chaos and anarchy.
“The command has commenced investigation into
the incident. Amazing success has been recorded in that regard as 13 persons,
including the chief of the community suspected to have been involved in the
reprehensible, barbaric act, have been arrested based on credible
intelligence and video clips of the killings. Suspects are being interrogated
by crack police team.”
Source:
Vanguard
More arrest should be made. All that could not stop the killing of the boys and those filming and taking photo shots are guilty as well. The killing is totally unacceptable.
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