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Bayelsa Varsity Student Killed Over N150

As police launch manhunt.

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Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 02:55 PM

Written by Brenda Izu

Bayelsa Varsity Student Killed Over N150

A final year student from the Social Science ,Education department of the Niger Delta University (NDU) Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State have allegedly been killed by some yet to be identified youths from Amassoma, the host community to the Institution .

The Deceased identified as Francis Palowei was gruesomely murdered over N150 Levy at a sand dump, a popular relaxation spot in the area.

A Community resident who spoke on the condition of anonymity said the sand dump is a popular spot where students often go to relax, socialize, and climb the heights of it for fun.

He said some youths of the area, seeing the concentration of students at the sand dump, then took it up upon themselves to levy students who come to that spot to relax, especially those who want to climb to the top of the sand dump.

He narrated that the deceased came to the spot on Monday evening with some of his friends and was heading to the top of the dump when some youths demanded N500 instead of the statutory N150, a situation that led to an argument before the community youths went and called other youths including a notorious cultist, when the student was killed.

He added that late Francis Palowei, is a native of Obrigbene town in Ekeremor local government area of Bayelsa State, was a promising young man with a bright future ahead of him.

His untimely death has left his family, friends, and the entire University community into mourning.

It was also gathered that the deceased's father is a high-ranking police officer.

The Public Relations Officer of the Niger Delta University, Mr Igezi Ndoni who confirmed the incident on Wednesday, described it as unfortunate, stating that police are already on top of the situation to curtail any escalation.

He said the sand dump is located at the end of the community, though the owner of the dump is not charging any fees from it, but some youths in the community normally collect N150 to allow people climb to the top to catch funs.

The Bayelsa Police spokesman, ASP Musa Muhammed, who confirmed the incident in Yenagoa, said the Commissioner of Police has already deployed additional security personnel to the area to restore calm and orderliness.

He also stated that police have launched manhunts to arrest the suspected killers.

Story Compiled by Okem Green Mbah

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Bayelsa Varsity Student Killed Over N150

A final year student from the Social Science ,Education department of the Niger Delta University (NDU) Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State have allegedly been killed by some yet to be identified youths from Amassoma, the host community to the Institution .

The Deceased identified as Francis Palowei was gruesomely murdered over N150 Levy at a sand dump, a popular relaxation spot in the area.

A Community resident who spoke on the condition of anonymity said the sand dump is a popular spot where students often go to relax, socialize, and climb the heights of it for fun.

He said some youths of the area, seeing the concentration of students at the sand dump, then took it up upon themselves to levy students who come to that spot to relax, especially those who want to climb to the top of the sand dump.

He added that late Francis Palowei, is a native of Obrigbene town in Ekeremor local government area of Bayelsa State, was a promising young man with a bright future ahead of him.

His untimely death has left his family, friends, and the entire University community into mourning.

It was also gathered that the deceased's father is a high-ranking police officer.

The Public Relations Officer of the Niger Delta University, Mr Igezi Ndoni who confirmed the incident on Wednesday, described it as unfortunate, stating that police are already on top of the situation to curtail any escalation.

He said the sand dump is located at the end of the community, though the owner of the dump is not charging any fees from it, but some youths in the community normally collect N150 to allow people climb to the top to catch funs.

The Bayelsa Police spokesman, ASP Musa Muhammed, who confirmed the incident in Yenagoa, said the Commissioner of Police has already deployed additional security personnel to the area to restore calm and orderliness.

He also stated that police have launched manhunts to arrest the suspected killers.

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