The calm atmosphere of
Compton compound, a
popular off-campus hostel
for students of the Federal
University of Technology,
(FUT) Minna, located at 13
Zarumai Road along Bosso
Road, was ruffled
penultimate Saturday, as
hoodlums suspected to be
armed robbers, stormed the
compound in an
unsuccessful armed robbery
operation, but leaving dead
a 400 level student,
Emmanuel Uduak.
According to a male student
who lives in Compton
compound, “the suspected
armed robbers stormed the
hostel at about 3.00am in
their bid to rob a female
student, whom they had
trailed from campus to her
hostel room that fateful day.
Another student who does
not want his name in print
said the hoodlums forced
their way into the girl’s room
by breaking her door.
He said: “The lady noticed
flashes of light and some
people flocking around her
room, so when she called on
one or two persons on their
cell phone to tell them what
she noticed, their lines were
not going through, until she
tried Uduak’s line, who
picked the call and was
coming out to verify the
incident.
“As the hoodlums noticed a
movement from Emmanuel’s
end, they didn’t hesitate, but
shot him and fled the
compound immediately.”
This sad incident occurred
during a two-week break to
mark the end of the first
semester. While many
students travelled home
after the exams, some didn’t,
especially some 400 level
students who wanted to stay
behind for the immediate
commencement of their six
months Industrial Training
(IT). Other students also
stayed back in school to do
some extra-curricular
activities.
Emmanuel Uduak until his
death, was a 400 level
student of Mechanical
Engineering Department,
and was popularly called
‘Cross’ by his friends.
Uduak had it in mind to
travel a week earlier, but
couldn’t owing to unknown
reasons. The undergraduate,
who was also to start his IT
in some months time was
known to be a peace-loving
person and dedicated to his
studies.
As at the time of filing this
report, Compton compound
which used to be a bubbling
place either by the music
played from various rooms
within the compound or the
occupants hanging outside
the compound, has been
deserted, even as the Police
have invited the girl and one
other student to assist in
their investigations.
The Police Public Relations
Officer (PPRO), Niger State,
Mr. Richard Oguche
confirmed the incident,
saying that the Police had
since swung into action and
promising to unravel those
behind the act.
“We have launched a
manhunt for the fleeing
robbers and we are working
hard towards arresting
them”, he said.
Ever since the incident, many
students have relocated to
safer places.
Further investigation
revealed that situations like
this are usually what
students experience when
the school is on break. Some
students of the university
have at one time or the
other experienced such
robbery attacks.
Reports have it that students
have always gone back to
school after breaks to
discover that their rooms
had been burgled and
reports made to appropriate
quarters have yielded little
or no results.
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