A Delta State University student has been given the beating of his life after five students from the Maritime Academy invaded his hostel to assault him.
The Maritime students after they were arrested
A dramatic incident has played out in Agbarha-Otor area of Ughelli in Delta state after five students of Conarina Maritime Academy, Abraka wore military uniform to beat up an undergraduate student of Delta State University (DELSU), Abraka.
According to The Nation, the students - Osamaye Theophilus, Emefe Mike, Kingsley Nweke, Bassey Success and Mavis Ogosime - were nabbed following a tip-off that they were allegedly clad in an Army camouflage while beating up a 100 level political science student, Dubre Jason.
The suspects were invited by their former colleague, who had graduated from the school, to assist him torture Jason and his friends over subletting of an apartment. The suspects allegedly invaded the hostel and beat up Jason to a pulp without interference, since they wore an Army camouflage.
An Army chief, who confirmed the incident, said the suspects’ arrest showed not all soldiers or anybody in Army camouflage belonged to the 222 Battalion.
He said the suspects would be investigated to find out how they got the camouflage.