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A yet-to-be-identified student of the University of Cross River State was on Thursday shot dead by suspected cultists who stormed the campus in the Calabar area of the state.

PUNCH Metro gathered that the gunmen drove into the school in a Toyota Sienna car and headed straight to where the student was with his friends and upon sighting them, the victim took to his heels.

An eyewitness, who spoke to our correspondent on the condition of anonymity for security reasons, said the armed men gave the student a hot chase, caught up with him, and allegedly shot him dead on the premises of the school.