200 level student at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Asogwa Nnamdi, has been arrested by the Enugu State Police Command over alleged murder of Chukwudi Mba, a 400 level student at the same institution, .
Nnamdi reportedly stabbed Mba to death during an argument over the payment of an electricity bill issued to their lodge.
According to SP Ebere Amaraizu the Police Public Relations Officer in the Enugu State, the Command had arrested the suspect on Friday and had also commenced investigation into the incident.
He said, “The Enugu State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has commenced a full-scale investigation into the alleged murder of a 400 level student of Public Administration of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, by a co-student in 200 level.
“On that day, the suspect, later identified as one Asogwa Nnamdi, alias Tiny, of about 23 years old, a 200 level student at UNN, stabbed one Chukwudi Mba to death with a knife at their lodge, Alfred’s Lodge, Nsukka, over a yet-to-be established issue".
He also added that the suspect stabbed Mba at the back and was rushed to the hospital where he was confirmed death. His body has since been deposited in the mortuary.
“The suspect stabbed the deceased Mba in the back. The victim was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was later confirmed dead. The suspect has been arrested and is already helping with Police investigation.”
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