Barely three weeks after two undergraduates of the Ondo state-owned Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, were murdered, another student of the institution has reportedly been gruesomely murdered by her boyfriend.
The latest killing of Joy Adeyemi of the Department of Human Kinetics of the institution sparked off students’ protests in Akungba, the university community. “You remember that some weeks ago, two of our students were also kidnapped and killed. So something has to be done.”
Meanwhile, the students, during the protest, chanted various solidarity songs, carried placards with inscriptions such as ‘At Akungba Akoko, say no to students’ killing’, ‘Stop killing us, AAUA students ’, ‘The state government should intervene in the killing of AAUA students ’, among others.
Reacting to the latest killing in the university community, the National Association of Nigerian Students Joint Campus Committee condemned the dastardly act and called on the security agencies to bring the perpetrator to book.
Contacted the state police command spokesperson, Ayanlade Olayinka, who confirmed the killing. Ayanlade said the boyfriend of the deceased had fled the community and would soon be apprehended by police detectives on his trail.
He said that three suspects have been arrested and are under interrogation in respect of the killing at the university.
