The National Union of Nigerian Students on Tuesday stated that people and everyone involved in the death of Okoli Ahinze, a 500-level student of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), who was mobbed to death for alleged theft must be identified and brought to justice. SaharaReporters had reported that Ahinze, a 500-level student of the school was mobbed to death for alleged phone theft.
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Babatunde Oyatokun, chief security officer of the school, who broke the news on Tuesday
in a statement, said current evidence indicates he died after consuming a popular pesticide in what happens to be a suicide case.
“The security department announces the painful departure of a student of the Faculty of Admin, Adedeji Emmanuel who till his time of passing was a 200-level student of Management and Accounting,” the statement read.
“It is being speculated that he died as a result of intake of pesticide and all evidence points towards this but we have launched an investigation to unravel the circumstances surrounding his death.”
OAU student commits suicide
This was announced by the Chief Security Officer of the school, Babatunde Oyatokun, Tuesday evening.
“The Security Department announces the painful departure of a student of the Faculty of Admin; Adedeji Emmanuel who till his time of passing was a 200-level student of Management and Accounting.
“It is being speculated that he died as a result of intake of pesticide and all evidence points towards this but we have launched an investigation to unravel the circumstances surrounding his death,” Mr Oyatokun said in a statement.
He advised students to utilise the Counseling Unit of the school when dealing with psychological or academic issues.