BLOOD SORROW AND TEARS! Phone Snatchers Attacks University Student, Did This To Him. See Touching Details
The entire management of the Akwa Ibom State University (AKSU) has send their sympathy to the family of one of their students, Late Emem Jimmy that was shot dead by notorious phone snatchers, Tori News reports.
It was reported that Jimmy was a 200 level student of political science department in the university. The incident happened in the Wilson Idiong street, close to the Obio Akpa campus of the University in Oruk Anam local government area of the state.
Eyewitness reports that the victim was trying to prevent unknown gunmen from snatching his phone from him, before he was shot in the process.
Reports according to the Head, Directorate of Information, Public Relations and Protocol of the University, Mr Akaninyene Ibanga, states that Jimmy was immediately rushed to the hospital but he later died.
He warned criminal elements to desist from any form of criminality within and outside the University community, adding that the University community was not a safe haven for criminals including cultism and other related social vices.
“Late Emem was shot between the hours of 8.30 – 9pm at Wilson Idiong Street, off Ikot Okoro Road, Obioakpa, Oruk Anam Local Government Area in an attempt to resist unknown gunmen from snatching his phone.
“He was rushed immediately to the hospital for treatment which the University Management took over the hospital bills just to save his life but on Saturday late Emem could not survive the struggle with death, so he finally passed on at about 12.30pm.
“The Vice-Chancellor hereby condoles with members of the family of the deceased. He also appealed to all members of the University Community to remain calm and continue with their normal businesses/duties while speedy effort is being made by the relevant law enforcement agencies to fetch out the perpetrators of this heinous act,” the statement read.
