Abia varsity undergraduate dies during cult clash

The Abia State Government confirmed on Monday the death of an Abia State University student during a cult clash over the weekend.

Briefing newsmen on Monday, after the week’s State Executive Council meeting chaired by the state governor, Alex Otti, the Commissioner for Information and Culture, Okey Kanu, said, “It has come to the notice of the state government about skirmishes in Abia State University, Uturu, between student groups where a student lost his life.

“Some remedial actions have been taken to return normalcy (in the institution). The state government has dispatched some security agencies to Abia State University Uturu.”

He advised students to refrain from violence and face their studies.

Reports have it that tensions are high at the school following a renewed outbreak of violence between two rival cult groups, which left a 400-level student dead.

Eyewitnesses said that the victim, who is a 400-level History and International Relations student, was attacked by members of a rival group within the university area, which led to his death.

However, this incident has significantly escalated tensions on campus after the cult clash.

All efforts to get school authorities to speak were not possible due to a bad network.

However, the state Commissioner of Police, Kenechukwu Onwumelie, said the police are aware of the matter and “is investigating the incident.”

Cult clash: Abia govt deploys security operatives to ABSU


By Steve Oko

Abia State Government said it had deployed security operatives to Abia State University Uturu, ABSU, over a cult clash around the campus that allegedly claimed the life of a student Monday afternoon.


Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, who disclosed this during a press briefing in Umuahia, said the action of Government was to forestall further break down of law and order in the campus.

He explained that as a proactive Government, the Gov. Alex Otti-led administration decided to deploy security agents around the university to help arrest the situation.

Adding his voice, Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Mr Ferdinand Ekeoma, said that the State Government was still expecting briefing from security agencies on what exactly happened.

Ekeoma who said Government’s intention was to put the situation under control first, advised students to abstain from activities capable of escalating the situation.

Meanwhile, the Information Commissioner has said that 27 roads projects are currently on-going across the state, adding that work is at various stages of completion.

He said that the Governor places high premium on road infrastructure as the major enabler to other developments.

The Commissioner also said that Government had set up a Committee on Monitoring and Evaluation, to ensure the state gets value for money spent on any project.

On the forthcoming medical mission by the Association of Nigerian Physicians in the Americas, ANPA, the Commissioner said that over 2500 patients had register for the free medical care by the ANPA team.

He said about 5000 patients would be attended to during the exercise slated for April 4 to 14.

The Commissioner urged residents with serious health challenges to register for screening at the designated centres ahead of the exercise.

Deputy Chief of Staff to the Governor, Mr Chinedu Ekeke; and the Special Adviser to the Governor on Project Monitoring and Evaluation, Mr Ugochukwu Okarafor, were present at the meeting.

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Tradepunter2:
The abit cultist message have been preached enough..... That people are becoming insensitive and I dont blame them

OVB123:
What do you gain by be a cultist? I can't waste my RIP.