TASUED shut as students set four houses ablaze over death of colleague

By our Reporter

Fight broke out in Imaweje, in Odogbolu local government area of Ogun, as students of Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED), Ijagun, set four houses, including that of the Baale of Imaweje, a host community of the institution ablaze to protest the death of one them.

It was learnt that a 300 level student, whose identify could not be ascertained as at the time of filing this report was reportedly killed by the community .

The deceased was said to have been accused by residents of the community of being a cultist and reportedly killed him .

The death of the student however sparked off the violence by other students, who rejected the jungle justice of the community

According to findings,it was learnt the problem began on Friday when a 300-level student who was tagged a cultist, name unknown was beaten to death by residents of a community known as Imaweje in Ijagun .

When the students got the information, they took the guy to hospital, but was confirmed dead .

“This made the students especially his group to go on rampage to the extent of setting ablaze the building belonging to the ‘Baale’ of the community and other houses which served as students’ hostel.

Presently, police and soldiers are still on patrol to restore peace.

Meanwhile, the school management has shut down the school following the violence .

The Registrar of the school , Dapo Oke disclosed this in a statement he made available to newsmen on Sunday and asked the students to go home till peace would be restored.

Oke while confirming the incident in a statement, said there was a clash between some students living in the Imaweje community, around the school and the residents of the community.

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