Tragic Scenes as Angry Mob Beat Final Year OAU to Death for Alleged Theft

• The management of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, has announced the demise of a 500-level civil engineering student, Okoli Ahize
• According to the university's management statement, the deceased was reportedly killed by a mob
• It was gathered that angry students beat Ahize after he was allegedly caught stealing a mobile phone

An emerging report has confirmed the demise of Okoli Ahize, a final-year undergraduate of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.

Reports gathered that Ahize was killed by an angry mob who clubbed him for allegedly stealing a mobile phone.

An account by Punch said the incident transpired on Monday, April 10, at the Awolowo Hall of Residence of the institution.

According to another report, it was revealed that the deceased, Ahize, was a 500-level final-year student of the Department of Civil Engineering.

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OAU management confirms the tragic incident

Confirming the tragic incident, the OAU public relations officer, in a press release, revealed that the incident resulted from a mob action.

He revealed that the confirmation was made due to a preliminary investigation undertaken by the school's management.

Also reacting to the demise of Ahize, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof Adebayo Bamire, labelled the incident as 'unfortunate', noting that a committee would be set up to unearth the antecedent of the matter.

As reported by Channels TV online, Prof Bamire said:

“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."

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As of the time of publishing this report, the Osun state police command was yet to issue a statement regarding the incident.

Pandemonium rocks UNIBEN as gunmen kill final year student in hostel

Similarly, the University of Benin was struck with tragedy following the demise of a final-year student.

Reports say the student was shot dead in his hostel when unknown gunmen invaded the premises.

Meanwhile, the Edo state police command said the deceased's demise was cult-related, as he was shot dead by a rival cult.

Source: Legit.ng