Gunmen Kill UNICROSS Student On Campus

Unidentified gunmen on Thursday killed a student of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) on the institution's Calabar campus.

It was reported that the gunmen drove into the campus in a Toyota Sienna car after which they went to where the victim was with his friends and shot him dead. 

The Public Relations Officer of the university, Onen Onen, who confirmed the incident said: "A student was shot. The Vice Chancellor will issue a statement about it”.

“The incident took place right in front of me and my friends.

"We were strolling past the Engineering Faculty when we saw some students sitting in a group and chatting and from nowhere a Sienna car drove towards them and one of the students stood up and ran.

"Some young men stepped out of the car and chased after him.

“After they shot him from behind and when he fell, they went close to confirm if he was dead before firing a final shot on his chest and went ahead to use his shirt to cover his face, a source narrated according to The Punch.

The source further said the gunmen took the deceased's bag before returning to their car and driving off. 

“We suspect one of those persons he was chatting with was providing those hoodlums the information about where to locate him and when they came he knew he was the person they were looking for prompting him to take to his heels,” the source added. 

The university's security unit was said to have swung into action after the gunmen had successfully driven out of the school.