Nigeria, June 1 -- The Police Force Headquarters in Abuja has deployed additional homicide personnel to Edo State to speed up the manhunt for those responsible for the fatal attack on a university student in Benin.

Inspector-General Muhammad Adamu despatched the homicide detectives on Monday morning to complement existing manpower at the state's police commander, chief police spokesperson Frank Mba said, in a statement Monday afternoon.

The number of additional officers being sent to Edo State was not disclosed in the statement, and Mr Mba did not immediately return a request seeking clarification.

Vera Omosuwa, a microbiology sophomore at the University of Benin, died on May 30 after suffering a gruesome assault from unknown assailant...