Nigeria, April 8 -- An 11-year-old student of Federal Government College Ikot Ekpene in Akwa Ibom State, UfokObong Godwin, has died under controversial circumstances.

The family and the college authority say investigations are ongoing to unravel the circumstances behind the boy's demise.

The boy's death, which reportedly occurred in the early hours of 5 April, has drawn public attention, following claims circulating on social media alleging that a senior student assaulted him.

According to one such account, a senior student allegedly struck the victim on the neck after he had refused to hand over his provisions to the senior student, which led to his being rushed to a medical facility.

The post further claimed that the school authorit...