Sympathisers at the scene of Onyekachi’s murder (Photo: Punch)
Assailants suspected to be cultists have killed a University of Abuja undergraduate student at Gado Nasko Way in Kubwa, a satellite town in the
Federal Capital Territory.
The victim was student identified as
Onyekachi Azubuko, was shot dead behind his parents’ home.
Residents of the area were reportedly thrown into panic when they heard sporadic gunshots by unknown gunmen, who were believed to be members of a cult group.
According to Punch Metro, the 25-year-old undergraduate, was discovered shot dead on Tuesday afternoon shortly after stepping out of the house to meet some friends, and his corpse was identified by his brother, Joel, before it was taken to the Kubwa General Hospital by the police.
The deceased's father, Azubuko who was at work when Joel told him about the incident, prompting him to visit the Kubwa General Hospital morgue to see the body of his second son.
Speaking to Punch correspondent, the father of the slain student who was reluctant to comment on the incident at his residence on Thursday, said; “The family has nothing to say on the incident, the police are already investigating it and if you need any information, please, go to the Kubwa Divisional Police Station,” he stated.
Azubuko said Onyekachi was planning to go back to school before he was killed, adding that he was trying to raise money for him and his brother, a student of Abia State University. He described the deceased as a brilliant student and a good sportsman, noting that he had warned him against keeping company with men of suspicious character.
“He was a son dear to my heart, a good sportsman and a brilliant student. But I observed that he had been derailing, he has been keeping company with some suspicious characters and I asked him about his friends, but he denied being a member of a cult group.
“We are a strong Christian family and we don’t condone acts of indiscipline. I warned him several times about the company he was keeping,” the father said.
He said the family was already making arrangements for Onyekachi’s funeral.
Residents of the area were reportedly thrown into panic when they heard sporadic gunshots by unknown gunmen, who were believed to be members of a cult group.
According to Punch Metro, the 25-year-old undergraduate, was discovered shot dead on Tuesday afternoon shortly after stepping out of the house to meet some friends, and his corpse was identified by his brother, Joel, before it was taken to the Kubwa General Hospital by the police.
The deceased's father, Azubuko who was at work when Joel told him about the incident, prompting him to visit the Kubwa General Hospital morgue to see the body of his second son.
Speaking to Punch correspondent, the father of the slain student who was reluctant to comment on the incident at his residence on Thursday, said; “The family has nothing to say on the incident, the police are already investigating it and if you need any information, please, go to the Kubwa Divisional Police Station,” he stated.
Azubuko said Onyekachi was planning to go back to school before he was killed, adding that he was trying to raise money for him and his brother, a student of Abia State University. He described the deceased as a brilliant student and a good sportsman, noting that he had warned him against keeping company with men of suspicious character.
“He was a son dear to my heart, a good sportsman and a brilliant student. But I observed that he had been derailing, he has been keeping company with some suspicious characters and I asked him about his friends, but he denied being a member of a cult group.
“We are a strong Christian family and we don’t condone acts of indiscipline. I warned him several times about the company he was keeping,” the father said.
He said the family was already making arrangements for Onyekachi’s funeral.
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