Cult War: Three Undergraduates Butchered In Bayelsa

Three persons were at the weekend, confirmed dead following a renewed cult war in the Bayelsa State owned University, the Niger Delta University, Ammassoma in Southern Ijaw area of the State.

The deceased were suspected to be students of the Engineering and English departments of the University.

According to investigations though the incident occurred outside the campus of the institution fear has gripped students.

While one of the deceased students was identified as a 400 level student of Engineering, the other two were students of the English Department.

The deceased 400 level Engineering student was butchered with machete with his left arm severed.

Two other victims who were also butchered were discovered in the community river behind the school in the pool of their blood.

The Spokesman of the State Police‎ Command, Asimin Butswat, who confirmed the incident noted however that he is yet to get signal from the Ammassoma Division of the State Police command on the full details of the incident

Meanwhile, a coalition of Human rights Advocacy groups, made up of the Zonal Human Rights Initiative (ZUHURI) and the Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) have expressed concern over the recent cases of violence in the University community including the failed attempt to bomb a bank.

‎According to the statement issued in Yenagoa at the weekend, the National Coordinator of ZUHURI, Comrade Gbarikumo Gbasa, accused the traditional institutions and Community leadership of failing in their duties to give purposeful leadership.

According to Gbasa, ” the persistent violent crimes in Ammassoma community including the attempt to rob a bank in the area is due to the failure of the community leaders.”

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