Men of a local vigilante group attached to Nana College of Health, Okpo, in Olamaboro Local Government Area of Kogi State, have allegedly k!lled a 400-level student of Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba, who was said to be mentally unstable after he strayed into the school premises
The security operatives were said to have tortured and shot de.ad Andrew Amehson Aziko, a final-year student they allegedly knew by name.
An eyewitness account told Punch correspondent that it was the second alleged extrajudicial k!lling in the council area in two months.
The incident, which reportedly occurred at Nana College of Health, Ibana Okpo, was first brought to public attention by Danjuma Onoja, former Secretary of Olamaboro LGA, on April 28, 2026.
Onoja wrote, “In the early hours of today, Tuesday, 28 April 2026, a life was taken wrongly at Nana College of Health, Ibana Okpo. I call on the Chairman of the Local Government to please investigate this matter thoroughly so that the perpetrators of this act are brought to book.”
Footage of the incident, also circulated in a post by Abubakar Ibrahim Idoko, shows Andrew being beaten with batons several times by the school’s security guards before he was allegedly shot multiple times in the head, abdomen, and back.
His remains have since been deposited in the morgue, pending formal identification and verification.
In the video, Andrew is heard pleading in Igala, telling the security guards to “touch his hand” before they act.
It is evident from the exchange that the operatives knew and recognised him.
He even called one of them by name.
When asked who sent him, he replied, “My father.”
One security guard retorted, “You are lying because your father is late,” suggesting he was a known face in the community.
Our correspondent also gathered that Andrew’s father, until his de.ath, was a well-known socialite and former lecturer at Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba.
Preliminary accounts indicate that the deceased was a final-year student on the Anyigba campus of the university.
He was regarded as well-behaved by those who knew him, including his landlady in Anyigba, Onoja said.
He explained that the victim had mental health challenges and was brought back home from Anyigba for treatment but later escaped from a rehabilitation centre and wandered into the school before the incident, “which is putting the local government in a bad light.”
Despite his condition, Andrew was not known for any vices before the incident, residents added.
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