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Three students shot at School near Wike’s house in Abuja

The immediate past governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has arrived at the National Assembly for his ministerial screening. Wike arrived at the National Assembly with his wife and some followers. The Senate is expected to screen the first set of President Bola Tinubu's ministerial nominees. The chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was part of the first set of ministerial nominees President Bola Tinubu forwarded to the Senate. During the 2023 February presidential election, Wike turned against PDP's presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar and worked for Tinubu. Its widely believed that Wike's nomination was a form of compensation for working for Tinubu. Tinubu last week submitted a 28-nominee ministerial list to the Senate.

Three students have been allegedly shot at Lifecamp Government Secondary School, in Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, FCT.

The students were reportedly shot by some boys who came to the school with guns. 

A highly placed source who disclosed this to our correspondent said the incident happened on Thursday within the school premises. 

The incident occurred 500 meters away from the residence of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. 

A Three students shot at School near Wike’s house in Abujasource said gun violence in the school is becoming a yearly routine. 

He said: “Bad boys came to school with guns to fight, three students were shot and police came late. 

“I don’t know if you can raise awareness about this issue, this shouldn’t be happening in the heart of Abuja by small children and nobody is doing or saying anything. It seems to be a trend every year something deadly must happen in that school.

“Blood everywhere, parents crying like babies. 

“Lifecamp Government Secondary School is directly opposite Lifecamp Police Station and about 500 metres from the residence of the FCT Minister. This is a repeat of what happened yesterday. It happens regularly.”

At the time of filing this report, the spokesperson the the FCT Police Command, Josephine Adeh didn’t pick calls or return text messages concerning the incident.

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