In a robbery incident in Lapai, Niger State, a student from Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University was killed, causing outrage and protest.
The incident occurred on June 23rd, 2025, when unidentified assailants attacked a student lodge in the Ndakitabu area on the outskirts of Lapai, according to the Niger State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, in a statement on Monday.
He claimed that they received a distress call at around 3 a.m., which prompted the Lapai Division to dispatch an emergency response. Before officers could arrive, the attackers had already fled the scene.
One of the students, simply identified as Jafar, was discovered with a neck-stab wound, according to the police. He was taken to Lapai General Hospital, where he later died.
Students who barred the Agaie–Lapai Road in protest of the attack erupted in protests and demanded justice.
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Before police teams were dispatched to restore order, the demonstration halted vehicular traffic for hours.
The attack was condemned by CP Adamu Elleman, the police commissioner, and the search was launched for the killers.
He promised that those responsible would be brought to justice and that a thorough investigation was being conducted.
Source: Channels TV
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