OAU Final Year Student Beaten To Death Over Alleged Phone Theft (Watch Video)
Okoli Ahinze, a 500-level Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) student from Ile-Ife, was fatally beaten for supposed stealing.
According to reports, the victim was murdered on Monday inside Awo Hall. On Tuesday, April 11, 2023, problems reportedly caused the student to be rushed to the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Ile-Ife.
When he was brought to the hospital’s Accident and Emergency Unit, the on-call doctors declared him dead.
In Akure, Ondo State, on April 10, a car rammed into a crowd, killing two people and injuring several more. A mob then executed the driver.
The incident that resulted in the death of a part-five student at the university has been strongly denounced by the school’s administration.
A release by the Public Relations Officer of the University, Abiodun Olanrewaju, stated that a preliminary investigation revealed that the student died of a mob action on the allegation that he stole a phone.
Saddened by this ugly development which he described as unfortunate, the Vice Chancellor, Prof Adebayo Bamire set up a committee to unravel the circumstances that led to this incident.
“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 statement read.
“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.”