Recent reports on the violent attacks in the University of Benin have confirmed that two students have been confirmed dead while several others injured due to the acts of violence in the school premises as a result of clashes between opposing cult members.
In celebration of the final year student week on campus, specifically jean carnival on 1st of November 2019, a gunshot was fired at the twin Lt lecture hall which caused students to scatter only for the atmosphere to clear and there laid a boy in a pool of his own blood, who got shot in the head and died on the spot. This victim whose name was Dayo popularly known as Aficionado was a 200 level student of the faculty of social science which was well-known amongst his peers, his department and other faculties in the university.
There were also sightings of attack the same day, four students were attacked in which two were found brutally stabbed and the other two badly beaten. One died as a result of the stab wounds, two are currently in a coma and the other is still undergoing treatment. The cause of these tragedies has been linked to rivalry between cult members.
These attacks have created an unsettling feeling amongst the students of the University of Benin, they are now in fear of facing more attacks from cultist while on campus.
These happenings in the school have caused people to question the school authority specifically school security. The security on the campus is failing and this has given rise to predators to penetrate the school and attack their rivalries on campus. Something that should never take place in a school environment.
The attacks have also disrupted the commencement of examinations which would delay the graduation of many. The school authority has issued a stop to every form of celebration on campus until further notice.
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Cultism in the university of Benin amongst other schools in Nigeria has always been a threatening factor that these school government has taken lightly, these recent tragedies have served as a wake-up call to the authorities.
Now the question on everyone’s mind is: What measures will the authorities take to make the school environment safe for all? Some students have called out for tight security to be put in place to prevent the loss of more lives.
