Students of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) yesterday protested the killing of a final year medical student of the institution by unknown persons.
The slain student, identified as Abubakar, was killed on the Senior Staff Quarters Road on the Ugbowo main campus.
The students protested that the security operatives within the main campus were not doing enough to protect them.
It was gathered that late Abubakar was stabbed in the neck at about 9pm on his way to his hostel .
It was not confirmed whether it was a robbery or a cult-related killing.
Sources said Abubakar struggled to knock on the doors of residents within the vicinity, who rushed him to the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) where he died.
The university spokesman, Mr Harris Osarenren, confirmed the incident, adding that the killing had been formally reported at the Ugbowo Police Station. He said investigation was on going to unravel those behind the killing.
State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Olayinka Balogun, confirmed that the killing took place on the campus, adding that the police was investigating the killing.