BSU Students living in fear as deadly cult killings allegedly claims eight students in two months.
Suspected cult groups are engaging in deadly fights at the Benue State University Makurdi.
These cult groups according to the students have turned studying to a nightmarish experience for them.
It was gathered that in the last two months, eight male students have been brutally killed in cult related killings.
The latest victim was identified as Isaac Nater Nyiyongo, who last registered in the 2016/2017 session as a 200 Level student in the Department of political science. Sources said he was chased into the school and his skull smashed opened infront of the university library on Wednesday.
Another student who was brutally murdered was identified as one Simon Shija while another victim was identified simply as Tervershima. Both Shija and Tervershima have since been buried.
Friends , classmates of the deceased were said to have held candle light procession for them before they were laid to mother earth.
Students who spoke said they are living in fear and many left the school at the weekend.
A student who requested anonimity said. " This is at least the eighth cult related killings this year. The students are in their final year .The university authority see it as normal and we are scared."
Another student who also requested anonimity said students are fleeing the campus to avert being catch in the killings. "This is the eighth killing since January. Reasons for the killing is cult supremacy clash, revenge for members that where killed and sometimes its hatred and mistaken identity.We all trying to be careful. Most students have fled the university. Gyado Villa outside the campus is one of the communities which has recorded the highest killings this year."
A student who gave her name simply as Ruth said cult groups are against publicizing identities of slain members. family members and alleged cult gangs do not want publicity of the killings. They put us in fear as they can attack anyone they see to be giving out information about their killings and death of their loved ones".
When contacted, the Benue State Police command spokesperson Anene Catherine said " We have one death this week but they have been other deaths. There is cult killing and we have been managing it since I came in December. We have not made arrest yet but we are managing the it".
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