May 16, (THEWILL) – There is a growing tension in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, following the killing of a female student of the Federal University, Wukari, Taraba state, Miss Emmanuela Ahenjir, at the early hours of Friday, at Wurukum roundabout.
THEWILL gathered that the deceased student went out with some friends on Thursday night, and were returning home at about 4 am on Friday and on arriving at Wurukum roundabout met a police roadblock, while the driver of the car took the other side of the road without stopping when police operatives were said to have flagged down the vehicle for a routine check.
Sources said it was at that point that one of the officers allegedly opened fire, which hit the lady at her waist, and she later died before medication could come.
One of the sisters of the deceased said she could not control her tears when the body of her sister was deposited at the mortuary.
Meanwhile, there are threats that by Tuesday next week, if the identities of the police officers responsible for the killing of Miss Ahenjir Emmanuella, by men of the Nigeria Police Force, are not made public, there won’t be peace in Makurdi.
“Makurdi will witness a total shutdown through a peaceful protest. We will not relent. We will not be silenced. Justice must be served, and those responsible must be held accountable.”
Ukan Kurugh, a Human and Gender Rights Activist, Voice of the Voiceless, and Messenger of Necessity, stated, “To the Commissioner of Police, the time to act is now. We have exhausted every peaceful and lawful avenue to seek justice. If we continue to be ignored, we will respond differently.”
Efforts to get confirmation from the Police Public Relations Officer, CPS Sewuese Anene, failed at the time of the report.
