The police in Benin, Edo State, give the reason for arresting the two UNIBEN students.
over the death of their friend, Francis Anuide, who drowned in Ekosodin River, Benin, where the trio had gone swimming. reports that the arrested students are Samson Kennedy, a 200-level student of Biochemistry, and Wilfred Emmanuel, a 500-level student of Optometry.
Confirming the arrest, the Public Relations Officer of the Police Command in Edo, Chidi Nwabuzor, said the duo were apprehended to assist the police in investigating the circumstances leading to the victim’s death. “Luckily, they were able to recover the body. The case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for further investigations.
“Arresting them is very important so that we can know what made them leave their hostel and go to that river at that time and what happened right there in the river,” he said.
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