Some former students of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) have recounted their unpleasant experiences at the institution’s Hall 3 hostel.
The ex-students recounted their experiences while reacting to the news of the murder of a final-year student of the university, simply known as Desmond.
Desmond, popularly known as ‘Mayor’ was on Monday shot dead in his room at the Hall 3 Hostel by unknown gunmen in what appeared like a cult-related incident.
The late student, who was said to be in the Department of Public Administration was shot at about 9 pm on Monday.
The incident caused panic among students. He was also said to be a Kegite chief before he was killed.
A student who pleaded anonymity said the deceased was shot in the face at point-blank range.
The student said, “The killing of Desmond has caused panic in the school. Students are even afraid to stay in the hostel. He was shot in the face and had no chance to survive the attack.”
Taking to their respective Twitter handles to react to Desmond’s murder which trended on the micro-blogging site, the former UNIBEN students decried the killing and narrated their negative individual experiences in the Hall 3 of the school.
Below are some of their reactions.
“I stayed in Hall 3, Block A, Room 102 in my days in Uniben, before moving to Ekosodin. School was tough in my days, but the hostels were safe havens.
“The killing of Mayor changes a lot of things. 😭”
https://twitter.com/laurentdarl/status/1643109789969399810?t=bUfoYuxfw9Mukl4Z-1SQCA&s=19
“I never liked hall3, Hall4 was my safe haven, and even if you rent a fully furnished apartment for me in Ekosodin I won’t stay.”
https://twitter.com/Acidik_/status/1643142978104426498?s=19
“Maybe post 2005, you mean. In the same H3 as JJC wey I be then, I was allocated my bed space on resumption and dropped my bag under the bed to rush to my faculty. I returned to the hostel to an unzipped bag, a broken lock, and empty packs of my provisions. It was not stealing.
“The seniors there told me why would buy provisions for only myself, that by doing that I am saying is everyone’s. They took me downstairs to a mammy market that used to be by H2 and asked I buy them drinks. I refused. The next day, I moved to a hotel and finally off campus.”
https://twitter.com/meltingpointz/status/1643111908105412609?t=R8eDYZ0V4MQFtjlNRrHCdw&s=19
“I remember my final semester in UNIBEN, I went to stay with my friend in Hall 3 during exam period.
“2 guys walked into the hostel and went to their target room. Locked it up. Beat the target to a pulp and walked out.
“It was until they mixed with the crowd and escaped before we saw security. Uniben is a jungle FR FR.”
https://twitter.com/IOSamson/status/1643015055670165504?t=gZE_NKfYJRFDixNgZJGEQQ&s=19
“I remember the day cultists came to my room in the hall 3 hostel to pick up one of my roommates for misyarning. In the night for that matter. See ehn…na who get mind dey go Uniben aswear. Spent 7 years in that school and the tins my eyes saw, mouth no fit talk.”
https://twitter.com/nawti_d/status/1643027350852886528?t=hP7G3jcF_JmrAK19AO2P0g&s=19
“Should I tell you my experience in ekosodin for 5yrs?
Dey play”
https://twitter.com/Helizahbeth/status/1643119385970634759?t=VIJU4eOR5By-QUQC0zyagg&s=19
“School hostels used to be one of the safest places for students in Uniben, at least I never heard of something like this ever happening there.
How did someone enter Hall 3 unseen, shot and killed someone, and escaped? Thought they finally moved past these senseless killings 🤦🏾♀️💔”
https://twitter.com/aghedo_aisosa/status/1643009581495328770?t=RJqhibZiGBpDW4vXT65Gmg&s=19
“Even a cow can enter hall 3 no one will even notice. The place is like a market square anybody can breeze in and out.”
https://twitter.com/Tega56927318/status/1643137116732268545?t=TizKqUdZA-J_8jIiZALF9w&s=19
“Last week uniben was awarded the best university in Africa and this week a student has been shot dead inside Campus Hostel Hall 3.
“How did this school get that award.”
https://twitter.com/Kittyprincezam2/status/1643013231496118274?t=S1qpwih08lAGlCNjVCgCLA&s=19
In other news, Kanyi Daily reported that five luxury cars, thirty-two mobile phones two laptops, and one iPad were recovered from twenty-one suspected internet fraudsters, popularly known as “Yahoo Boys” arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The suspected “Yahoo Boys” were arrested by operatives of the Enugu Zonal Command of the EFCC, in the Emene and New Kenyata, an axis of Enugu on Monday, April 3, 2023.
