Sapara
Some
yet-to-be identified gunmen threw the University of Lagos, Akoka, Yaba,
Lagos, into chaos on Monday after they invaded the King Jaja Hall area
of the institution and shot at students.
Although it was not clear whether the
attack was carried out by cultists, our correspondent gathered that a
student was shot in the head in the mayhem.
The student, who was identified as
Sapara, was said to be a final year student of Philosophy. Eyewitnesses
said Sapara’s face was covered in blood after a bullet scraped the side
of his head.
It was learnt that the victim was
subsequently taken to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba,
where he was said to be in stable condition.
The incident, however, led to
pandemonium as students, who were sitting for their examination, ran in
different directions after the gunshot was heard.
Eyewitnesses said some Akokites (as the
students fondly called themselves) who were not at the vicinity of the
incident also sought safety in nearby lecture halls, while others fled
the campus.
