Fear hits Benue Varsity as gunmen send Nigerian Student to early grave

Unknown Gunmen suspected to be cultists on Monday night shot dead a female student of the Benue State University, Makurdi who was identified as Jessica Agee.

This is even as the State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Catherine Anene confirmed the killing of the female student, adding that her corpse has been deposited at the morgue while investigation is in progress.

VAM News learnt that the supected cultists stormed the residence of the young undergraduate at Gyado Villa and shot her dead.

It was also gathered that the suspected cultists have gone on rampage Monday afternoon where they had gone to disrupt students who were taken their final examinations shooting sporadically in the air

Sources in the school disclosed that some cult members had on Monday stormed the second Campus of the University and that the suspected cultists took over the second Campus of the institution and shot sporadically which disrupted students of Mass Communication who were taken their final paper.

It was learnt that the suspected cultists later regrouped and invaded some students hostel shooting sporadically where they killed Jessica leaving several in tears.

Though as at the time of filing this report, the Dean of Student Affairs, Prof Ortor Emmanuel said he was not aware of the incidences, saying, he was indisposed.