A Chief in Omokere Aluu community and 12
others have been arrested in connection with the killing of four
students of University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, last Friday over
robbery allegation.
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 sympathizes 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."
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