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From Tony John, Port Harcourt
A tragic incident occurred on Tuesday night, when a speeding vehicle in a convoy knocked down and crushed a young woman identified as Eno, believed to be in her early 20s, to death on Road A within the Rivers State University (RSU) campus.
According to sources, the impact of the accident caused the victim to hit her head on the tarred road, resulting in fatal injuries.
Some vehicles in the convoy and their occupants reportedly fled the scene after realizing that the young woman had died.
Sources within the university community disclosed that the institution’s security personnel and the police were immediately alerted, prompting authorities to cordon off all exit points from the campus.
It was gathered that operatives of the Nkpolu Divisional Police Headquarters, led by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), CSP Henry Ogbuefi, in collaboration with the university’s internal security team, later apprehended two suspects identified as Onunaka K. and Daniel Ikechi, drivers of a Toyota Camry Spider and a Mercedes-Benz E300, respectively. The suspects are said to be students of the university.
As of press time, the suspects were reportedly being detained at the Nkpolu Divisional Police Headquarters in Mile 3, Diobu, while the body of the deceased had been recovered and deposited in a mortuary.
An anonymous official of the institution disclosed that the management would issue an official press statement later in the day.
The state Police Command has confirmed the incident and arrest of two suspects.
