A young woman identified as Eno was killed on Tuesday after being knocked down by a speeding vehicle in a convoy near the Rivers State University campus in Port Harcourt.
It was gathered that the victim sustained fatal injuries after hitting her head on the ground following the impact of the accident.
Sources familiar with the incident said some occupants of the convoy vehicles reportedly fled the scene after realizing that the woman had died.
An eyewitness near the university, who pleaded anonymity for fear of victimization, said security personnel attached to the institution and police officers were immediately alerted and swiftly cordoned off all exit points from the campus.
According to the source, operatives of the Nkpolu Police Division, working in collaboration with the university security team, later apprehended two suspects identified as Onunaka and Daniel, drivers of a Toyota Camry Spider and a Mercedes-Benz E300, respectively.
The source added that the two suspects are believed to be students of Rivers State University.
As of the time of filing this report, the suspects were being detained at the Nkpolu Police Division in the Mile 3 area of Diobu, Port Harcourt, while the body of the deceased had been recovered and deposited in a mortuary.
Efforts to reach the spokesperson of Rivers State University, Victor Banigo, for comments were unsuccessful, as calls to his mobile phone went unanswered. Text and WhatsApp messages sent to him had also not received a response.
The spokesperson of the Rivers State Police Command, , confirmed the incident and the arrest of the suspects, adding that investigations were ongoing.
She stated that two suspects had been arrested in connection with the incident, while the deceased’s body had been retrieved and deposited in a mortuary.
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