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From Bamigbola Gbolagunte, Akure
The students of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo State yesterday took to the streets of the community to protest the alleged killing of their fellow students by indigenes of the town.
This came barely three weeks after two students of the institution, Andrel Okah of the Department of History and International Studies and John Abba of the Department of Economics were allegedly abducted and killed by some persons, some of whom had been arrested by the police.
However, the mastermind of the alleged killing has reportedly died in the police custody.
The protesting students alleged that the latest incident happened to one Joy Adeyemi of the Department of Human Kinetics of the institution.
The boyfriend who fled from the community was suspected to have murdered on Tuesday. The alleged killer is said to be an indigene of the town.
During the protest the angry students, who were chanting various solidarity songs carried placards with inscriptions such as: At Akungba Akoko, say no to students killing; Stop killing us, AAUA students and State Government should intervene in the killing of AAUA students, among others.
One of the protesters, who simply identified himself as Kunle, told our correspondent that the deceased was killed by the alleged boyfriend and locked up in her room, stating that it was the neighbors that raised the alarm to call attention of the students to the incident when they perceived an unpleasant odour from the room.
He said: “We are yet to know the reason the guy killed that lady. The lady operates POS service in that area but since Tuesday, nobody knew her whereabouts until yesterday when the neighbours perceived bad, that they discovered that she was stabbed to death. They boy after killing her went away with the money she used for her POS business.
“It is high time the state government does something about the killings of the students by the indigenes of this town. If nothing is done, this may lead to a serious crisis in this community. You remember that some weeks ago, two of our students were also kidnapped and killed. So something has to be done.”
In the same vein, the National Association of Nigerian Students Joint Campus Committee, in a statement condemned the dastardly act and called on the security agencies to bring the perpetrators to book.
The chairman and secretary of the committee, Adekanye Adeboye and Oladele Emmanuel, respectively, signed the statement.
The statement read in part: “The National Association of Nigerian Students, Joint Campus Council, Ondo Axis is appalled and deeply saddened by the recent wave of killings targeting students of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo State. hile the student community is still grappling with the tragic loss of two students who were brutally killed in the university, another female student fell victim of this senseless violence just yesterday.
“As a body saddled with the responsibility of overseeing the general affairs and welfare of all Nigerian students, we strongly condemn these heinous act and demand immediate action from the Ondo State government and all security agencies responsible for safeguarding lives and property within the state. The incessant killings are a clear indication of a security lapse that must be addressed urgently.”
