Haruna’s bloated body was found floating in the well
three days after he went missing.
The deceased was allegedly chased into the well by
operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), attached to the Edo State
Police Command.
Our correspondent gathered that the deceased was
among other students who took to their heels when SARS operatives stormed the
campus on Friday last week.
According to the some of the students, the SARS men
had stormed the school, shooting sporadically, on a mission that was yet
unknown.
One of the students alleged: “Haruna was outside of
his hostel washing his clothes when he suddenly saw policemen wearing SARS vest
shooting sporadically into the air. Haruna abandoned his laundry and took to
his heels. He knowingly plunged into the well in the process of trying to avoid
the policemen. The policemen later left the campus without arresting any
student.”
According to another student, it was improper for
policemen in the state to enter campuses in order to harass students of
tertiary institutions.
He explained that the incident happened in the
afternoon when Haruna was outside downstairs washing his clothes and saw some
students running after gunshots from SARS men that stormed the school.
The student further added that Haruna ran like every
other student because nobody knew what the matter was.
The student added: “But after the policemen left, we
did not see him back in the hostel. Even the following day, which was on
Saturday, we didn’t still see him so we became alarmed. It was on Monday
morning that some students saw his lifeless and bloated body inside the well
and raised the alarm.”
The Edo State Police Public Relations Officer
(PPRO), DSP Chidi Nwabuzor, said he was not aware of the incident. He, however,
promised to investigate the matter and get back to our correspondent.
But as at press time, he was yet to get call our
correspondent.
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