UENR Student Attacked

Rabio on hospital bed at the Sunyani Teaching Hospital

 

A LEVEL 400 Information Technology student of the University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR), Mohammed Rabio, is currently on admission at the Bono Regional Hospital after attack by an unknown assailant.

The student was returning from night studies when the unfortunate incident occurred, according to university authorities.

Rabio suffered severe machete wounds on his head and hands after the attacker slashed him, and was rushed to the SDA Hospital for first aid and later referred to the Bono Teaching Hospital, Sunyani.

According to the Head of UENR Security, Senior Assistant Registrar Abdulai Zakaria, but for the flashlight of an oncoming motorist, which made the assailant abscond, Rabio could have been killed.

The Head of Security confirmed the incident to DAILY GUIDE, and disclosed that the student is responding to treatment after the last visit by university authorities last Wednesday. “He has since been moved to the Orthopaedic Ward of the hospital, and we hope he will join us soon,” he stated.

Mr. Zakaria explained that the incident occurred last Saturday night at about 1:15am outside campus. “I got the information through the Odumase West District Police Commander in the night, after Rabio was rescued by a motorist, who later handed him to a police barrier near the crime scene.

“When I first visited him at the SDA Hospital deep in the night, Rabio sustained multiple cutlass wounds, with blood oozing from his wounds profusely,” he disclosed.

He said investigation is underway by the Odumase West District Police Department to identify the culprit.

Mr. Zakaria denied allegations circulating on social media that the assailant took away Rabio’s laptop, phone and other belongings. “His only phone on him at the time of attack was intact in his pocket. Rabio fell down after the attacker slashed his head, but his phone was intact,” he stated.

He explained further that as part of measures to improve security on campus and surroundings, the university is in collaboration with the Sunyani West Municipal Assembly to work on street lights that stretch from Zinko junction to Fiapre roundabout, where the incident occurred.

“The municipal police has also been contacted to provide additional police post on the roads leading to campus and provide campus patrol. This is because my topmost responsibility here is to provide safety to students, staff and property of the university,” he added.

The University Relation Officer (URO), Benjamin Gyamera, said the Vice Chancellor, Registrar and other senior members have expressed shock about incident, and have tasked the security personnel to put in additional measures to improve security on campus and surroundings.

FROM Daniel Y. Dayee, Fiapre

The post UENR Student Attacked appeared first on DailyGuide Network.

Read Full Story