Following the demise of a student at Veritas University in Abuja, the Commissioner of Police for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Benneth Igweh, has declared an urgent investigation on the matter.

As claimed by the family members of the deceased student, he was reportedly stabbed five times before passing away.

In a statement by the spokesman of FCT Command, SP Josephine Adeh stated that “The CP has directed the Deputy Commissioner in charge of CID to conduct a discreet investigation on the matter. Further development will be communicated”.

It was said that the deceased was a 100-level computer science student identified as Joshua Èjuojo Daniel-Ejigbo, who earlier on Wednesday was reported to have died while exercising at the campus gymnasium.

“The parents of the deceased student suspect foul play and gross negligence,” he said.

Family sources, speaking further alleged that they found five stab wounds on the back and ribs side of the deceased student.

“The school took him on the stretcher to Fatima Hospital, Mortuary, Bwari before we transferred the body to the mortuary at the National Hospital in Abuja.

“The body was prepared and handed over to the parent as if nothing happened.

“When we turned him over, blood started coming out of his mouth.”

Wakadaily gathered that it was at this point that the Police were sent a distress complaint on the suspicious killing of the student.