Tuesday, the Cross River State Police Command confirmed that there had been a shooting on the University of Cross River campus.
The incident occurred on Monday, according to the command’s spokesperson, SP Irene Ugbo, who confirmed it.
In addition, Ugbo confirmed that a student in the institution’s final year who was shot during the incident and was currently receiving medical care in Calabar at an unnamed hospital.
She attributed the shooting to cult-related activities on the campus, adding that the police were working to bring those involved in the fracas to book.
Ugbo said that contrary to the rumours making the rounds, the student shot during the incident was not dead.
“We are monitoring him in an undisclosed facility and he has also shared some useful information with us.
“The victim is also a cultist, and you know the position of the police on the issue of cultism. We detest mob action and won’t allow anyone to create fear or disrupt the peace within the metropolis and in the state at large,” she said.
Meanwhile, investigations by the News Agency of Nigeria revealed that the victim was shot on the leg, following the invasion of the school by a cult group.
NAN also gathered that the victim was targeted for elimination over his alleged refusal to relinquish a certain position in his confraternity (Black Axe).
He was, however, rescued by men of the Anti-cultism and Kidnapping Squad of the police command who had responded promptly to a distress call.
NAN also recalls that penultimate Tuesday, there was protest by students of the university over the level of insecurity, especially robbery, on the campus.
The protest which led to the blockage of the school gate, lasted for two days.
Normalcy had since returned to the school, although with heavy security presence in and around the school premises.