An eyewitness account revealed that the slain student was eating at the Faculty of Management Sciences when his killer invaded the area and shot him in the head.
Meanwhile; the Public Relations Officer, of the Rivers State Police, SP Nnamdi Omoni who confirmed the killing of the 400 level engineering student, said the killer of the student has been arrested while the body of the victim has been deposited at the mortuary.
SP Omoni said one locally made gun was recovered from the assailant whose identity is yet to be revealed, while investigation has commenced as directed by the state commissioner of Police Friday Eboka.
Meanwhile, the management of Rivers State University has called on parents and the general public to ignore reports making the rounds on social media that the school is unsafe following the killing of a final year student of the institution in the early hours of thursday.
A statement signed by the Registrar, Sydney Enyindah, said the school is safe adding that second semester examinations and other activities have continued uninterrupted.
