University of Nigeria security officer shot to death
Nigeria Feb 20 2018 Authorities of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), have confirmed the killing of a security officer in the university, Mr Chinedu Oranye by gunmen.
The Chief Security Officer of UNN, Mr Romanus Nwafor, confirmed the development in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Nsukka, near Enugu on Monday.
He said that Oranye, working with the university’s security department was killed around 10 p.m. on Feb. 17.
Nwafor said that some gunmen called Oranye on phone to come out from his house and subsequently, killed him.
“I was in my house around after 10 p.m. when I got a call from one of my security men telling me that unknown gunmen have killed Oranye at UNN Police Quarters where security men working in the security department of the university are living.
“I rushed to the place and saw Oranye in the pool of his blood in front of his house. They shot him in the head and on the leg.
“I immediately called the Nsukka Urban Police DPO, who rushed to the scene with a team of policemen from the Nsukka Urban Police Station and Oranye was rushed to UNN Medical Centre, where doctors on duty confirmed him dead.”
Nwafor said the death of Oranye had robbed the UNN security department of a gallant and hard working officer, vowing that the department would work closely with the police to ensure that perpetrators of the act were arrested and prosecuted.
“For now no arrested has been made but we will work closely with police to ensure that those behind the killing of Oranye are arrested and prosecuted.”
The security chief advised staff and students of the university not to panic over the killing, urging them to go about their businesses.
He assured that adequate security measures had been put in place in the university.
