Tragedy struck in the Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, as a Higher
National Diploma (HND)student of the institution, Mr Akoh Samuel, was
allegedly macheted to death by his friend and roommate.The suspect, Agba Victor, an Accounting student in HND 1, who was
suspected to be mentally unstable, allegedly killed his friend with a
cutlass.
It was gathered on Wednesday that the suspect picked up a cutlass and
attacked the deceased in his room, macheted him many times without any
reason.
Victor was said to have carried out the act in Felele area of the town, where many students of the institution reside.
The investigation further revealed that the suspect and the deceased
were bosom friends from their National Diploma (ND), days in the same
institution.
The late Samuel of the department of public administration was said to
have died on the way while being rushed to the State Specialist
Hospital, Lokoja, following machete cuts he on his head and neck.
The suspects, who have been handed over to the police, was said to have claimed that he didn’t know what got into him.
Speaking on the development, the Public Relations Officer (PRO,) of the
Polytechnic, Mr Luke Yakubu, told newsmen that the suspect on Sunday
night started acting funny towards his roommate.
He said,”When the late roommate and neighbours discovered this strange
behaviour coming from Victor, they took him to the Church for prayers.
”They were best of Friends since their National Diploma days and also
attend the same fellowship. Later that night, nature caught up with the
deceased, and his friend used the machete to kill him.
”After he exhibited this act, he told us that he threw the cutlass
inside a well. He even came back to the room where the incident occurred
without running away.
”The Police are still carrying out their investigation, because he was
not mad when he gained admission into our institution. All this
so-called strange behaviour started on Sunday,” he explained.
The case has been transferred from the B Division of the Nigeria Police
Force Lokoja to the State Criminal Investigation Department.
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