Two students were yesterday feared dead after masquerades in Oko community
allegedly attacked students of the Federal Polytechnic Oko, Anambra state in
their hostels outside the campus.
However, students of the school, Monday morning took to the streets to
protest the alleged killing. According to an eyewitness, the masquerades
attacked the students in their off-campus hostels also called ‘lodges’ located
in the community.The source who pleaded anonymity said, two students died in
the attack while many others were injured. And they are taken to the hospital.
Confirming the incident in a telephone and television interview, the Rector
of institution, Onitsha have been deployed to the area to maintain law and
order.
According to him, “seven students sustained varying degrees of injury and
they have been treated and discharged.”
On the alleged setting ablaze, the home of former Vice President Alex
Ekwueme, the Rector described it as untrue. “I spoke with the Igwe of this community
now and he said nothing of such happened”.
Professor Godwin Onu said there was a clash between students and youths
after the masquerades’ attack but stated that no death has been reported so
far.
He disclosed that the School Management and the leaders of the community are
leaving no stone unturned in order to calm the volient, adding that Mobile
policemen from Awka and soldiers from
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