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TASUED Suspends Exams Over Death of Final-year Student

POSTED ON July 5, 2024 •   Education      BY Benedicta Bassey
The management of Tai Solarin University of Education, Ogun state/ Photo credit: ICIR

The management of Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ogun State, has suspended the ongoing examinations in the institution, following the killing of a final year student of History and Diplomatic Studies, Ayinla Fabiyi, by some suspected cultists on Wednesday.

The Public Relations Officer of the institution, Mrs Odubela Ayotunde, made this disclosure in a statement to journalists.

The ongoing examination was earlier fixed for Thursday and Friday.
Odubela, according to the statement, said the management of the university received reports of how Fabiyi was attacked at the back of the CENVOS building of the university on Wednesday by some yet-to-be-identified persons believed to be cult members.

The PRO said the examination just ended with 400 level students celebrating the usual “logging out” in front of the lecture theatre when some unidentified persons carried the said victim, identified as Fabiyi, and was eventually attacked

Odubela said that Fabiyi’s colleagues assumed that the said persons were celebrating with him as it was also his birthday.

However, he said suspicion arose when he later attempted to resist being carried away.

He said: “Thus, they started dragging him towards the university CENVOS building. The security personnel on the ground immediately alerted the security unit, who responded immediately.

“On sighting the security operatives, the assailants took to their heel and escaped through the bush at the back of CENVOS. The victim was rescued alive, severely injured and bleeding profusely.

“He was moved to the University Health Centre, where he was referred to the General Hospital, Ijebu-Ode, for further treatment.

“At the General Hospital, the victim was thereafter referred to the Backock University Teaching Hospital due to the severity of the injuries he sustained on the head.”

She said Fabiyi, however, reportedly died while being moved to Babcock for further treatment.

He added: “As a result, the examinations for Thursday, 4th, and Friday, 5th July 2024, have been suspended until further notice.

“The university has since reported the incident to the Nigeria Police for necessary actions, while a few arrests have been made.

“The university condemns in strong terms this dastardly act, while sympathising with the parents/guardians of the deceased, praying that the Lord Almighty console the family.”

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