May 16, (THEWILL) – The Benue State Police Command on May 16, 2025, said at about 4 am, a radio message was received from a police team deployed at Duku Park, Wurukum, Makurdi, that the team flagged down a vehicle coming from Benue Links area, but the driver turned back and drove through the opposite lane shooting sporadically at them, but they responded with a shot as the driver drove away.
“The Police were on the trail of the vehicle until about 10 am on Friday when information was received that a lady named Emmanuela Ahenjir, a student of the Federal University, Wukari, Taraba state, had died at Benue State University Teaching Hospital from a gunshot.”
In a statement, the Police Public Relations Officer for Benue State command, CSP Sewuese Anene, said upon arrival at the hospital, the detectives were briefed about the deceased and corpses deposited at the hospital morgue for autopsy, saying one Apase Keghter, who was also an occupant of the vehicle, was seen at the hospital and invited for questioning.
According to the statement, Mr Apase stated that they had gone for club activities at Newcastle Event Centre and were on their way back when they drove on the opposite lane and passed the checkpoint without stopping, but did not shoot.
“They were shot by the police, but they drove to the Welfare quarters with the victim. They stopped when they noticed a flat tire and called a commercial vehicle that took them to the hospital. His belongings, the exhibit car and other occupants of the said vehicle are nowhere to be found at the moment”, the statement added.
The PPRO added that the CP, Emenari Ifenyi, has ordered a detailed investigation into the case, assuring friends and family of the deceased of his commitment to unravel the truth and ensure that the rule of law prevails.
