Bello was walking with a female friend at about 9pm when presumed cultists surrounded him and held him by the shoulder, a source told indepthnews.
He made an attempt to run, and shouted ”help me!”, but the yet-to-be-identified boys held on to him, brought out a gun and shot him in the left side of his head. He died on the spot due to injuries sustained in the attack.
Speaking with indepthnews on condition of anonymity, a source said, “He was walking with a lady, and three boys just surrounded him. He wanted to run away, and was shouting ‘help me!’, but they held his shoulder and one brought out a gun to shoot him.
“It happened in front of the school of art, and everybody ran away. I did not see their faces or know who they were.”
Days before his murder, Bello had expressed sadness and worry, but refused to express himself, said one of his friends on condition of anonymity.
A student, Tayo Aina, noted that she was behind the student that was shot.
She said, “I was going for night class because my final exam is tomorrow and the next thing I heard was a gunshot and the guy behind me fell.
“I can’t say exactly but they were about two to three guys who were standing and I could see one with a gun as I ran for safety.”
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, has confirmed the shooting.
Our reporter made phone calls to Joe Ejiofor, public relations officer of the college, but as of press time, they were unanswered. He had also not responded to a text message sent to him.
Bello joins long list of students of the college being killed in recent times. In August, a student identified as Kunle, governor of HND 1 quantity survey department, was shot in the campus’ sports complex while watching a football match.
On July 28, 2021, Tosin Osatuyi, a final year student of the college’s civil engineering department was murdered while celebrating the completion of his final examinations in the institution.
He was at an event centre with his friends to celebrate his examination completion.
The whole incidents have been linked to cultism, as of the time of filling this report none of the suspects has been arrested.
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