Rivers State University Student gunned down in school canteen

A 400 level engineering student of Rivers State University, has been gunned down on Thursday.

The student, whose name has not been disclosed yet, was shot dead in a canteen within the premises of Management Science, while in the company of his friends.

NewsWireNGR gathered that the victim was shot at close range in the head, around 9 am Thursday.

The Public Relations Officer of the Rivers State Police Command, SP Nnamdi Omoni, who confirmed the incident said police has launched a manhunt to arrest other fleeing suspects.

Omoni said: “I can confirm the incident this morning at Rivers State University. One of the suspects who killed him has been arrested.

“The Commissioner of Police has launched a manhunt on the fleeing suspects. They will be fished out. There is calm in the school. We have restored normalcy.”