The Edo Police Command has arrested two students of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) over the death of their friend, Francis Anuide, who drowned in Ekosodin River, Benin, where the trio had gone swimming.
It was gathered that the arrested students are Samson Kennedy, a 200-level student of Biochemistry, and Wilfred Emmanuel, a 500-level student of Optometry.
Confirming the arrest, the Public Relations Officer of the Police Command in Edo, Chidi Nwabuzor, said the duo were apprehended to assist the police in investigating the circumstances leading to the victim’s death.
Mr Nwabuzor explained that after the case was reported at the Ugbowo Police Station, Benin, the Divisional Police Officer and his men led a team of local divers to the scene of the incident.
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