*Says action a violation of Nigeria’s law, university regulations, police commences investigations.
By; BAYO AKAMO, Ibadan
The administration of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State yeaterday, condemned the death of a part 5 student of the institution.
In a statement by the Public Relations Officer of the University, Abiodun Olarewaju, the administration noted that preliminary investigations revealed that the student died of a mob action on the allegation that he stole a phone.
According to the statement, the Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof Adebayo Simeon Bamire has set up a committee to unravel the circumstances that led to this incident.
OAU administration stressed further that, “students are strongly admonished to desist from taking laws into their hands and to report any criminal activities to the University authorities for immediate actions.
” The administration of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State,has condemned, in strong terms, the incidence that led to the death of a part 5 student of the institution.
Saddened by this ugly development which he described as unfortunate, the Vice Chancellor, Professor Adebayo Simeon Bamire, has set up a committee to unravel the circumstances that led to this incident.
It explained that the action of the mob, being a violation of the law of the country and of the university regulations, has been reported to the police who have commenced investigations.
“The University administration hereby commiserates with the parents of the deceased, staff and students, and prays that God will grant us the fortitude to bear this irreparable loss”
“Students are strongly admonished to desist from taking laws into their hands and to report any criminal activities to the University authorities for immediate actions,” it added.
