A final-year student of the University of Benin simply known as ‘Mayor’ was on Monday shot dead in his room at the Hall 3 Hostel by unknown gunmen in what appeared like a cult-related incident.
A picture and a video went viral and showed a smiling young man in what looked like the kegites regalia and a four seconds video showed a completely shattered face which looked like a gunshot at close range in the face region lying on the floor.
The late student popularly known as ‘mayor’ is said to be in the department of Public Administration and was shot at about 9 pm causing panic among students.
At the time of filing this report, it was gathered that his remains had been moved into an ambulance to the mortuary at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital
