{"id":1290,"date":"2025-10-01T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1290"},"modified":"2025-10-01T03:11:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T03:11:39","slug":"one-shot-three-arrested-over-ebonyi-varsity-sug-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1290","title":{"rendered":"One shot, three arrested over Ebonyi varsity SUG election"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with an attempt to disrupt the announcement of results during the Student Union Government election at the Ebonyi State University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The incident occurred while the election results were being announced, and the suspects allegedly fired gunshots to disperse the crowd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rema - Baby (Is it a Crime) [Official Video]\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MsZhYgo9MoA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Joshua Ukandu, said this in a statement on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, the bullet struck a student, who was immediately rushed to Alex Ekwueme Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, for medical attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Commissioner of Police, Ebonyi State Command, CP Adaku Uche-Anya fdc assures members of the public of the Command\u2019s unwavering commitment to maintaining peace, law, and order across the state,\u201d the statement read partly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In July, several students sustained injuries when the\u00a0Auchi Polytechnic, Edo State, Students\u2019 Union Government election degenerated into chaos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A viral video seen by PUNCH Online showed students scaling the institution\u2019s fence while gunshots rang out in the background.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Smoke was also visible at the venue, suggesting the use of tear gas. In addition, some youths were spotted wielding knives to scare away voters and disrupt the process. <a href=\"https:\/\/punchng.com\/one-shot-three-arrested-over-ebonyi-varsity-sug-election\/\">(Punch)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with an attempt to disrupt the announcement of results during the Student Union Government election at the Ebonyi State University. The incident occurred while the election results were being announced, and the suspects allegedly fired gunshots to disperse the crowd. 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