By our Reporter
The Students of Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), in Ondo State, are protesting over the killing of another student, simply identified as Joy Adeyemi, by a suspected assailant.
Adeyemi, an undergraduate student of the department of Human Kinetics in the state owned-institution, was killed on Tuesday after she was declared missing by coursemates.
Her decomposed body was discovered in a one-room apartment in the university community, a development that sparked angry reaction and protest among her bereaved colleagues on Saturday.
The latest incident came barely three weeks after two students of the school, Andrel Okah of the department of History and International Studies and John Abba of the department of Economics, were allegedly abducted and killed by their landlord.
A fortnight ago, Oladele, who was arrested by the police as prime suspect in the murder case, later died in the hospital after developing a strange illness.
Angered by the reoccurring development, the students of the institution took to the streets on Saturday, protesting the violent killings of their colleagues.
They blocked the major roads, saying the protest was triggered by the murder of Ms Adeyemi, who was reportedly stabbed to death her boyfriend who is currently on the run.
Carrying placards of different inscriptions such as: “AAUA students are not goats to indigenes; “Stop killing us; “We are here to study, not to die”; the protesting students accused the indigenes of the community of masterminding the killings.
Ondo Police Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade, confirmed the killing, revealing that three suspects have been arrested by the security agencies in connection with the murder case.
“We have arrested three suspects, and we are making efforts to arrest other fleeing suspects while investigation is ongoing,” Mr Ayanlade told our reporter on phone.
The Students’ Union Government (SUG) of the institution and the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) have condemned the latest killing of the students, expressing dismay at repeated violent attacks on students.
