A 3 day peaceful blockage protest had been declared in Aroma Junction Anambra State.
The protest takes place from Friday 20th to 22nd January 2023 following the demise of a 200 level student identified as Daniel of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka Anambra state over been robbed and shot dead.
The stories making rounds that Daniel, was shot dead while trying to recover his phone from armed robbers in his lodge.
The Protest is to call on relevant authorities and state government to see to the situation at hand and ensure that security is in the student environment. The inscription for this protest includes various hashtags ; #Endtherobberies, #Endtheraping #Endthekilling #Danieldidnotdiefornothing #UNIZIKisnotsafe
According to punch;
“Daniel obediently gave his phone to the armed robbers but requested his SIM card. The robbers agreed to give him his SIM card.
“One of the assailants, holding an already corked gun while struggling to remove the phone from a tight pack to give Daniel’s SIM card to him, mistakenly pulled the trigger. In the process, Daniel was shot in his stomach.”
The source said Daniel was quickly rushed to hospital, where he gave up the ghost due to the excess loss of blood.
Confirming the incident, the Anambra State police spokesman, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, said the police had intensified patrol and surveillance around the area.
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