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| •Nasarawa Governor Umaru Al-Makura. |
Son of
Nasarawa State governor Umar Al-Makura, Mr. Khaleel Umar Al-Makura has been arrested over the
killing of a student of Government Secondary School, Lafia.
The killing of Ovye Amos in a road
accident on Monday night had sparked a protest in the school.
The students took to the streets, Tuesday, carrying placards with various inscriptions demanding justice
for the killing Amos, a Junior Secondary School two student.
The police, officers of the Nigeria
Security Civil Defence Corps, teachers and government officials
intervened to calm the students.
The governor’s son was reported to
have hit the deceased with a car, according to Channels TV.
Addressing the students at the school
parade ground, the Nasarawa state Commissioner for Education, Aliyu
Tijjani, said that government had taken measures to ensuring that the
person that perpetrated this killing was brought to book.
“He has already been arrested.
“I want to express my profound dismay
and sadness over what happened here yesterday. It is unfortunate,
very very unfortunate.’’
The school Head Boy, Goodluck Agwu, had
explained that Amos was hit by the car driven by Khaleed when he went
out to buy batteries for his flashlight at 8:00pm.
The students who were not satisfied
with the explanation of the commissioner continued their protest, but
the police were deployed to calm them.
The police explained that they were
investigating the case.
The area commander of Lafia area
office, Mr. Maikudi Shehu, assured the students that they would be
briefed on the development.
“It is a painful thing, we sympathise
and empathise with you and we assure you that investigation is
ongoing and that particular culprit as we are speaking now is under
detention in our custody”
“We will keep you informed of
developments as they unfold,” he said. (NAN)
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