Unijos student kills mate, buries victim in shallow grave
By Ndukaku Ihe
Tension has gripped the University of Jos (UNIJOS ) community following the alleged murder of a student by his mate who subsequently buried him in a shallow grave.
The incident was said to have happened on Friday at Rurso community where they were living in an off-campus apartment. AbeyaNews gathered that the deceased, identified as Peter Mafuyai, a 300-level student of the Department of Banking and Finance, was reportedly killed by Nanpon Timnan, a 200-level student of Agriculture of the university.
It was gathered that the two students were friends and would often spend time together.
It was learnt that on the day of the incident, they were said to have gone to play soccer, returned home, and later proceeded to a music studio for a recording session before coming back to their residence.
“Upon returning from the studio, he (Nanpon) went to get a machete. The other occupants of the compound, who were also friends with them, asked what he wanted to do with it, and he said he needed it for something.
“He then struck his friend with the machete. The other occupants of the compound began shouting and asked what the victim had done to deserve that, but he did not respond. They ran out to call for help, and by the time they returned, he had buried the body behind the house in a shallow grave.”
A police source said all the friends had been invited for questioning.
However, the motive behind the killing according to another source was still unclear but might not be unconnected with the music project they were working on together.
DSP Alfred Alabo, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Plateau State Command could not be reached for comments.
