300 level Uniben student shot dead by unidentified gunmen

Ejiroghene Gbenidio, a 300 level Chemistry student of University of Benin, Uniben in Edo state was reportedly shot dead by unidentified gunmen on Friday 24th of October on the Ugbowo campus of the institution.

According to reports, the deceased was shot in the head while attending the Jean Carnival of the final year student of his faculty.

His body has since been taken to the mortuary of Bening Teaching Hospital while police at the Ugbowo police station are now in charge of the case.

Meanwhile, some students said the killing must have been as a result of a clash between cult groups.