Ogun University suspends exams after student killed by suspected cult members

The management of the Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, has suspended the ongoing second semester examinations of the school indefinitely.

The decision was taken after a final year student named Olaoye Fabiyi was killed on Wednesday, allegedly by suspected cult members.

PUNCH Online reported on Wednesday that Fabiyi was dragged out of the examination hall by unidentified men while writing his final paper.

According to a source who witnessed the incident, the gunmen dragged him to a corner, where they shot him and hit him on the head with a brick.

The attackers reportedly left him dead before leaving the scene.

Acting president of the students’ union, Bethel Olorunfunmi, also confirmed the victim’s death on Wednesday and said efforts by medical personnel at an unnamed hospital to save the victim had been unsuccessful.

In a statement released on Thursday, the school’s deputy chancellor, Babatunde Odugbesan, said all examinations on campus had been suspended indefinitely.

The statement reads: “The university administration has ordered that all examinations scheduled for Thursday, July 4, and Friday, July 5, 2024, be suspended until further notice.

“In the meantime, students are assured of their safety and advised to remain calm while investigations are underway to determine the cause of the cult attack on a student on campus.

“Please note the instructions and follow them. The school administration will issue further announcements regarding the resumption of examinations.”

Meanwhile, Ogun State Police spokesman Omolola Odutola announced on Wednesday that the police had launched investigations and conducted raids on suspected hideouts of cult members in the area.

Odutola said all efforts were being made to arrest all members of the group responsible for the incident.

“Our officers immediately went to the crime scene. All possible hiding places of the suspects were searched and searched by our detectives, as well as those of other departments in the area.

“All efforts will be made to ensure that all perpetrators are arrested,” Odutola said

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