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<h2>A 400-level History and International Relations student of <a href="https://www.naijanews.com/topic/abia-state/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Abia State</a> University died during a cult clash over the weekend.</h2>
<p><strong>Naija News</strong> learnt that the Abia State Government confirmed the death on Monday, after the week’s State Executive Council meeting chaired by the state governor, Alex Otti.</p>
<p>Briefing journalists, the Commissioner for Information and Culture, Okey Kanu, said the state government has dispatched some security agencies to the institution to restore normalcy.</p>
<p>He further advised students to refrain from violence and face their studies.</p>
<p>He said,<em> “It has come to the notice of the state government about skirmishes in Abia State University, Uturu, between student groups where a student lost his life.</em></p>
<p><em>“Some remedial actions have been taken to return normalcy (in the institution). The state government has dispatched some security agencies to Abia State University Uturu.”</em></p>
<p>According to PUNCH, tensions are high at the school following the renewed outbreak of violence between the two rival cult groups, which left the 400-level student dead.</p>
<p>Eyewitnesses said that members of a rival group attacked the victim within the university area, which led to his death.</p>
<p>While the school authorities are yet to issue a statement on the incident, the state Commissioner of Police, Kenechukwu Onwumelie, said the police are aware of the matter and are investigating the incident.</p>
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<h2>Former Minister of State for Defence, Senator <a href="https://naijanews.com/topic/obanikoro/">Musiliu Obanikoro</a>, has condemned the recent killing of 17 Nigerian Army officers in Delta State.</h2>
<p><strong>Naija News</strong> recalls that the tragic incident, which sent shockwaves through the nation, occurred in the volatile region of Ughelli South Local Government Area, specifically in the Okuama community.</p>
<p>The soldiers, part of the 181 Amphibious Battalion, were on a peacekeeping mission aimed at quelling communal clashes when they were ambushed and brutally murdered.</p>
<p>Speaking on the sidelines of the 10th Ramadan Lecture of the Anwar-ul Islam College, Agege Old Students’ Association (ACAOSA) in Lagos, Obanikoro, also a former Ambassador to Ghana, described the killings as "very sad" and "very unfortunate."</p>
<p>He stressed the need for the perpetrators to be brought to justice, asserting that such acts of violence against security personnel must not go unpunished.</p>
<p>According to Obanikoro, the path to national prosperity and security is a shared responsibility that encompasses all sectors of society, including teachers, students, police, civil servants, and politicians.</p>
<p>He said, <em>“The killing of those soldiers is very sad and those killers must not go unpunished.</em></p>
<p><em>“We must make an example of them that nobody dare do that again.</em></p>
<p><em>“We must do it to the point that even when people see security officers in uniform, they will run, not to talk of killing them.</em></p>
<p><em>“That killing is very sad, it is very very unfortunate.”</em></p>
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