University of Jos Student Murdered by DSS Official

An agent of the Department of Security Services (DSS) on Tuesday shot dead one Paul Hezekiah, a 24-year-old final year student of computer engineering at the University of Jos.

The Unijos student was observing his three-month Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) with Johnson Sky Phones and Company, at Ahmadu Bello Way, Central Business District of Jos, when he was murdered.

DSS operatives were reported to have invaded the Central Business District to make arrests when the incident occurred.

Paul, who was on his first day at work, had attempted to enter his shop when operatives started the raid, and he was caught in the line of fire and shot at close range.

He immediately slumped after which the DSS operatives bundled him into a while Hilux van and drove off.

Punch Newspapers reports that Paul died in the Hulux van and the DSS operatives took his corpse to the mortuary of the Plateau State Specialist Hospital, Jos.

Adekunle Oladunjoye, the Police Commissioner in Plateau State, was reported to have confirmed the incident.

According to Bello Lukman who confirmed the story he wrote, “What a world, Hezekiah Paul a student of University of Jos who’s on a three months Industrial attachment in a shop in Ahmadu Bello way was shot dead yesterday around 3pm by a trigger happy DSS officer. The officers came to arrest one John Dan whose offence was not disclosed. On sighting the gun wielding DSS officers Paul out of fear and apprehension attempted to run but a DSS official chased him and shot him at close range.

An attempt by the STF officers in front of JEDC office in Ahmadu Bello way to question the rationale behind the shooting was rebuffed by the DSS officials who took him to JUTH from where he was rushed to Plateau hospital where unfortunately, he gave up the ghost.