A 300-level Banking and Finance student of the Rivers State University of Science and Technology (RSUST), Port Harcourt, simply named Derek has been arrested for the murder of a fellow student of the institution

Derek was arrested following reports of the death of a final-year engineering student of the school who was alleged to have been gunned down by suspected cultists.

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The spokesperson of the Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt, Harcourt Whyte, has confirmed the killing of a final student of the institution by suspected members on Thursday morning, August 19, 2021.

The cultists were said to have trailed the student to a cafeteria near the faculty of management science, at about 9:20 am, where he was shot dead.

Mr. Whyte also revealed that the assailants have been arrested while the police have commenced an investigation into the matter .

It was gathered that the suspect trailed the deceased student to where he had gone to write his exams, accosted him, and then shot him dead.