Gunmen Attack Loaded Bus in Anambra, Kill First Class Graduate, Other Passengers

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Unknown gunmen reportedly waylaid a commuter bus in Ekwulobia, Anambra State, last week, killing all the passengers, including a promising first class graduate, Sule Matthew.

Mathew who studied Information and Media Studies recently bagged first class from the Faculty of Communication, Bayero University Kano.

He was also a co-founder of HOS Tutors Nigeria, a social enterprise that focuses on making learning in formal and vocational education accessible and affordable for everyone.

He was killed along with some passengers he was travelling with in Ekwulobia, a town in Anambra,

His gruesome killing was announced by news platform, PR Nigeria, where he once interned.

According Silas Manager, a fellow ex-intern at PR Nigeria, Mathew had planned to go for the mandatory youth service corps before his death.

“Mathew was among the first set of students to intern with PRNigeria Centre in Kano in 2019. He lost his father in June, few months to his final examination, and graduated as the overall best student of our Department in August 2021 and was due to enrol for mandatory NYSC programme next week,” Silas said.

“He was on a 6-month non-residential fellowship program that trains, and mentors young citizen activists to push for democratic reforms – Gidan Yanci. He was on his way to Anambra from Abuja when the gunmen attacked their vehicle” revealed a tear-filled Gambo Ibrahim, a bosom friend.

“After waylaying them, the gunmen opened fire on them killing all of them except the driver who escaped. So, when we couldn’t reach him and hear of the incidence, we sent Sule’s picture to the mortuary to confirm if he was among those killed and we got feedback that he was identified among those killed,” Binta Musawa, Sule’s coursemate narrated.

Prior to this sad news, I kept calling him on phone but couldn’t reach him then suddenly we heard this sad news. I am so shocked,” she stated.

Police authorities in the state are yet to comment on the incident.

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