Phone snatchers stab varsity student to death
A 300-level student at Bayero University, Kano (BUK), Umar Abdullahi Hafizi, was fatally stabbed by suspected phone snatchers at his home in the Dorayi Quarters of Kano.
The incident, which happened around 11:00 p.m., has left the university community in a state of shock and grief.
In a statement released on Wednesday, Lamara Garba, the university’s Director of Public Affairs, called the death “a painful loss to the University community.”
The university noted that while the “unfortunate incident occurred outside the University premises,” the management remains “committed to the safety and well-being of all students.”
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BUK’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sagir Adamu Abbas, stated that the university is “working closely with security agencies to ensure that those responsible for this heinous act are apprehended and made to face the full wrath of the law.”
The deceased student’s body has been taken to his hometown in Zaria, Kaduna State, for burial according to Islamic rites.
The university has urged students to “remain calm and vigilant” and called on the public to “cooperate with security operatives by providing any useful information that could assist in the ongoing investigation.”
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BUK concluded its statement by offering prayers for the late student, saying, “Bayero University Kano prays for the repose of the soul of Umar Abdullahi Hafizi and for the Almighty to grant his family the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.”
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