Ugo Nosiri, Owerri
Operatives of the Imo State Police Command have arrested one Mr Francis Marvellous, a 21 year old 300-level student of Imo State University (IMSU) Owerri.
The suspect who hails from Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State, was arrested for allegedly stabbing to death, Chinagorom Kingsley, a final year student of the Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) and a member the University’s Man O’ War Unit.
The arrest was sequel to a distress call received from the Chief Security Officer (CSO) of FUTO, retired DSP Patrick Egwu, by police operatives on convoy patrol who promptly arrested the suspect who was almost lynched at the scene by an angry mob.
The body of the victim was recovered and rushed to the Federal Medical Center, Owerri where he was confirmed dead and deposited at the mortuary.
On interrogation, the suspect confessed to the crime, admitting that he had a heated argument with personnel of the University’s Man O’ War Unit during which he brought out a knife he neatly concealed in his trousers and stabbed the victim to death.
He mentioned three others who were with him during the fight.
They include his brother Francis Promise, Prince and a man popularly known as Soji.
Police said efforts were on top gear to arrest the suspects at large and ascertain their involvement in the case.
The suspect(s) will be arraigned in court upon completion of a comprehensive investigation by the State Criminal Investigation Department SCID, police added.
