The shooting came on the heels of heightened cult clash between KKK and Vikings that has claimed the lives of at least 13 persons following the assassination of a lecturer in the Department of Accounting , University of Calabar , Dr . Emmanuel Igbeng.
The state Commissioner of Police, Mr . Hafiz Inuwa , disclosed that the unidentified student that was shot was rescued and rushed to a hospital , adding that the victim was responding to treatment.
“At UNICAL hostel , some students were shooting ; they shot somebody , but the person did not die . Some of the cultists were arrested and recoveries were made in the process ,” he said.
The Public Relations Officer of UNICAL, Mr . Eyo Effiong , in a statement made available to Southern City News , said two out of the fleeing cultists were apprehended by the institution ’s security team .
Effiong gave the names of the apprehended students as David Charles Job and Godwin Okpomo .
He said, “It should be noted that for the past few days, incidents of violence leading to loss of lives have been reported in Calabar . This, we gather , stemmed from the resurgence of cult rivalry among alleged cult groups in the city .
“Acting on the strength of a reliable intelligence tip - off that some of the cultists, in a bid to escape from their ‘ perceived enemies’ had sneaked into the campus , the Chief Security Officer and his team went on a ‘stop and search ’ mission round the campus .
“In the process of executing their mission , they met six young men seated together around the Hostel Area designated ‘Love Garden ’ meant for recreation . ” 0
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