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  One person was on Thursday shot dead as students of the newly opened Imo State University of Agriculture and Environmental sciences, Umuagwo, and youths residents in the area protested alleged police brutality. The protesting youths who blocked the ever-busy Owerri- Port Harcourt expressway, demanded an end to police harassment and brutality in the area. Not long after the protest commenced, policemen allegedly mobilized to the scene and started shooting indiscriminately. While the protesters scampered for safety, 26-year-old Izuchukwu Okorie, who was not part of the protest, was hit by a stray bullet. He was rushed to a hospital where he was confirmed dead. The University’s Registrar, Edward Njemanze, who spoke to our correspondent in a telephone conversation said that no student of the varsity was part of the protest. He also said that the slain youth was not a student of the university. The registrar said, “The man who was shot dead was not a student of our university. Also, n...