AAU: The youth cultists proved their wickedness when they invaded a graduation ceremony of graduates of Ambrose Alli Unversity (AAU) and killed five celebrants.
The incident occurred at the University town of Ekpoma in Esan West Local Government area of Edo State on Tuesday.
The victims were students of Ambrose Alli University, (AAU), Ekpoma.
The students were killed at a graduation ceremony party held at Ihunmudumun quarters of the town by cultists.
There were conflicting reports on the number of victims; some reports on the social media pitched the figure at 10.
The AAU Dean of Students Affairs of the University, Prof Don Akhilomen, said the shooting incident did not happen within the campuses.
The authorities of were yet to identify those who were killed.
“We heard that some people were killed at Ihunmudumun area of the town while at a graduation party.
“As at now, we are yet to identify those involved.
“Some might be our students, some might not be. So, we are still watching the situation,†Akhilomen said.
It was further learnt that some of the graduating students were attending a ceremony marking their graduation from the University when the incident occurred.
State Police Public Relations Officer, Chidi Nwabunor, could not be reached for confirmation, as he could not be reached on phone.
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