The authorities of University of Benin (UNIBEN)
has suspended all academic activities in the school temporarily due to
the crisis that erupted between suspected cultist groups and indigenes
of Ekosodin community in Benin, the Edo state.
According to a student of the
institution, the crisis started at about 7:45pm on Thursday when
cultists stormed students’ hostel in Ekosodin with different harmful
weapons, ranging from axes to guns of different brands, in what was
believed to be a reprisal attack, after two students were allegedly killed by a rival cult group in the area.
The source said that the hoodlums were
asking for the names of some students in the area and threatened to burn
down the hostel if they were not provided. This caused a stampede as
the cultists attacked students around the area wounding some and
reportedly killing some.
The crisis however took another
dimension Friday morning when the cultists attempted to enter inside the
campus but was prevented by security men stationed at the school gate.
As a result of the crisis, the
institution has issued a notice to all students concerning the
suspension of the second semester examination earlier slated for Friday,
21st of November till Monday, 24th of November.
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