THE management of the Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED), Ijagun, Ogun State, on Thursday, July 4, 2024, gave a vivid account of the incident that resulted in the death of a 400-level student of the institution on Wednesday, July 3.
According to a statement made available to newsmen, the institution’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Mr Odubela Ayotunde, said: “The University Management received reports of an attack on a student at the back of the CENVOS building on Wednesday,, July 3, 2024, by some yet-to-be-identified persons believed to be members of a secret cult
“An examination just ended with 400-level students celebrating the usual ‘logging out’ in front of the lecture theatre when some unidentified persons carried the said victim, identified as Fabiyi Hammed Ayinla, of the History and Diplomatic Studies Department, College of Humanities.
“He was eventually attacked. Fabiyi’s colleagues assumed that the said persons were celebrating with him as it was also his birthday.
“Suspicion arose when he later attempted to resist being carried away. Thus, they started dragging him towards the University CENVOS building. The security personnel on the ground immediately alerted the security unit, who responded immediately.
“On sighting the security operatives, the assailants took to their heels and escaped through the bush at the back of CENVOS building.
“The victim was rescued alive, seriously injured and bleeding profusely.
“He was moved to the University Health Centre, from where he was referred to the General Hospital, Ijebu-Ode, for further treatment.
“At the General Hospital, the victim was thereafter referred to the Backock University Teaching Hospital due to the severity of the injuries he sustained on the head.
“Fabiyi was reported to have been confirmed dead while being moved to Babcock for further treatment.”
The statement further added: “There was no gunshot at the scene of the incident or anywhere on the campus.
“Fabiyi was not abducted from the examination hall, as he was not participating in the 300-level examination, HIS 329 (Modern European Political Thoughts) going on in the examination hall.
“Examinations for Thursday, 4th, and Friday, 5th July 2024, have been suspended until further notice.
“The university has since reported the incident to the police for necessary actions, while a few arrests have been made.”
It will be recalled that the incident caused pandemonium in the institution on Wednesday.
Fabiyi, a student of the History and Diplomatic Studies Department, was set to take his final paper and celebrate his birthday on the same day when the hoodlums, suspected to be cultists, struck.
According to a reliable source, the attack occured at about 3:00p.m, as the examination was about to commence.
It was gathered that the gang disguised as friends, ostensibly there to surprise Fabiyi for his birthday, and carried him out of the hall under this pretence.
Another source said, the men dragged him to a corner where they shot at him and hit him with a brick on the head, adding that they waited to ensure that he was dead before leaving the scene.
