A student of Imo State University (IMSU), Owerri, Kingsley Chiwueze, has been found dead, five days after he went missing.
Chiwueze, a 300-level law student, was declared missing on Monday and his phone lines were switched off.
He was said to be actively involved in student union politics, and two weeks ago declared his intention to run for senate president of National Association of Imo State Students (NAISS).
President, Student Union Government of IMSU, Arinze Oguike, who confirmed the development yesterday, said Chiwueze’s body was found in the morgue of Umuguma General Hospital, Owerri.
He said the hospital attendant told students who the stormed the mortuary that the body was deposited there by officials of a private hospital, in Owerri.
The student leader said, “The attendant told us that his body was brought by people from a private hospital on Whetheral Road. We will go to the hospital to find out how they took custody of the student’s body,” he said.
