The Delta State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a 100-level female student of Delta State University, Agbor, Precious Nosakaire, for killing a final-year nursing student.
The Police Public Relations Officer in Delta State, SP Bright Edafe, confirmed the killing to TheNigerian Metro on Saturday evening, adding that the suspect had been arrested while her boyfriend had run away.
He said, “Yes, it is confirmed, she killed a nursing student while one other is currently receiving treatment in the hospital.
“We have arrested the young girl but her boyfriend is at large and efforts are ongoing to arrest him”
TheNigerian Metro gathered that tragedy happened at the Delta State University when the 100-level student, who was learning how to drive, lost control of the vehicle and rammed into a group of pedestrians, resulting in the death of the final-year nursing student.
According to a source in the school, the accident occurred on Tuesday when the first-year student, who had just begun her studies, was involved in the fatal crash while her boyfriend was teaching her how to drive.
The vehicle veered off the road and hit a group of people at the side of the road, claiming the life of Awele, a nursing student set to graduate in November. Two others are said to be currently in a critical condition at the hospital.
“The girl was learning how to drive when she lost control of the vehicle and hit people. A nursing student died immediately while another lady who is a hairdresser sustained a serious injury.
The boyfriend, who owns the car, fled the scene immediately after the accident, TheNigerian Metro learnt.
A university management source who did not want to be mentioned confirmed the incident to our correspondent on Sunday but maintained that it did not happen inside the campus but in Agbor town.
“In as much as we condole with the family over the loss, the university does not have control outside the school.
“The incident happened in Agbor town. You know when students close and they leave the campus, we don’t have control over them. Only when they are in the university, you can control them. They live according to the rules and regulations of the university,” the source explained.
