•Students protesting at the College of Health Sciences on Ogbomoso-Ilorin Highway
Five
months after the doom effect of the Three MOPOLS loom, on the student
community of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH),
Ogbomosho, Oyo state, another calamity befell the student community of
the institution in just three days of resumption for a new academic
session.
On the 23rd of February, 2016, a bloody cult clash broke out at the Adenike area of the institution which claimed the life of a senior Man ‘O’ War member of the community while others were severely injured following sporadic shootings.
The student populace of LAUTECH Ogbomosho, that resides at the Adenike Area of the non-residential institution live in fear as the community now turn to be den of cultist where criminal activities are been manifested.
However, the crisis which started at Adenike area of the university, at quarter past 7 at night started as a simple argument between two cult groups who were identified to be Alora and Aiye confraternity who started attacking each other on the ever-busy street.
A Man ‘O’ War member known as Issa Olatilewa tried intervening to keep peace unknown to him that they were cultists fighting each other. Together with his two friends Aimashaun Damola student of URP 200L and Oluwagbemiga Adams AERD 400L who were returning from school.
On the spot, Issa Olatilewa was shot dead by a cultist of the popular
(Sealord confraternity) with a pistol gun identified by another
student, while Damola Animashaun was shot at the thigh.
“Actually, I and my friends went to greet one of our bosses, and while coming back around 7.00pm, at a joint at Adenike called skushy joint. We saw some guys harassing a student.
“As a Man O’ War, we defend students that cannot defend themselves. On the long run, a guy slapped one of my friends, Olatilewa, who is also a Man O War.
“So, I was like why did you do this to my guy while we are like five then and trying to settle the issue, then the guy brought out a gun; very small and silvery and shot Olatilewa.
“There was also another guy called Animashahun Damola of URP 200Level, who brought out his own weapon at about 8.00pm and he was going to shoot the guy but the gun was not working.
“By this time, my friend assumed he could defeat the armed guy, but when he got closer and punched him, the gun exploded immediately and his trousers tore but the bullet did not penetrate.
“I then tried to help him because he could not walk well again. I was going, Olatilewa could not walk again and very tired on the floor. We were standing opposite LAUTECH security post, and were communicating the security for help with the school van to move him to the hospital but they were busy questioning us and later told us the van was not available.
“We later got a motorcycle that took us to the junction, then the man at the security post came to help while the guy was losing energy as we are transferring him from one bike to another.
“It was at this time that the school van joined and helped us to the teaching hospital. In a short time, the SUG President Chief- in- Command LAUTECH Man ‘O’ War arrived and after telling him that one of our men was down, we then returned to arrest the person selling skushy and handed him over to SARS office.
“We later saw the guys who shot there at myself and friends. Though, it was really dark by then but we could still recognize one of them in the reserve custody and they have confessed that they were the perpetrators,” Adams recounted
He further noted that he does not know any of the cultists by name or by department.
Adams then added: “The stands of Man ‘O’ War is to get rid of this people, we cannot cope anymore. This is not their first time, the person that that shot yesterday; this is the third time he will be killing in public”, Adams concluded.
Following the incidents that led to the death of Olatilewa and others that were injured, all the paramilitary organizations on campus with the Students’ Union, rose up on a protest on Wednesday, hindering academic activities on the university campus.
Similarly, all the entrances into the university campus were shot, denying the university staffs and other students entrance into the university. This lasted about an hour before the university’s Deputy Vice Chancellor went to plead with the protesters before they agreed to open the gate of the institution.
The paramilitary organization were then invited for a security brief meeting, where the school’s management assured them that all would be under control as necessary security measures would be put in place soon.
On the 23rd of February, 2016, a bloody cult clash broke out at the Adenike area of the institution which claimed the life of a senior Man ‘O’ War member of the community while others were severely injured following sporadic shootings.
The student populace of LAUTECH Ogbomosho, that resides at the Adenike Area of the non-residential institution live in fear as the community now turn to be den of cultist where criminal activities are been manifested.
However, the crisis which started at Adenike area of the university, at quarter past 7 at night started as a simple argument between two cult groups who were identified to be Alora and Aiye confraternity who started attacking each other on the ever-busy street.
A Man ‘O’ War member known as Issa Olatilewa tried intervening to keep peace unknown to him that they were cultists fighting each other. Together with his two friends Aimashaun Damola student of URP 200L and Oluwagbemiga Adams AERD 400L who were returning from school.
“Actually, I and my friends went to greet one of our bosses, and while coming back around 7.00pm, at a joint at Adenike called skushy joint. We saw some guys harassing a student.
“As a Man O’ War, we defend students that cannot defend themselves. On the long run, a guy slapped one of my friends, Olatilewa, who is also a Man O War.
“So, I was like why did you do this to my guy while we are like five then and trying to settle the issue, then the guy brought out a gun; very small and silvery and shot Olatilewa.
“There was also another guy called Animashahun Damola of URP 200Level, who brought out his own weapon at about 8.00pm and he was going to shoot the guy but the gun was not working.
“By this time, my friend assumed he could defeat the armed guy, but when he got closer and punched him, the gun exploded immediately and his trousers tore but the bullet did not penetrate.
“I then tried to help him because he could not walk well again. I was going, Olatilewa could not walk again and very tired on the floor. We were standing opposite LAUTECH security post, and were communicating the security for help with the school van to move him to the hospital but they were busy questioning us and later told us the van was not available.
“We later got a motorcycle that took us to the junction, then the man at the security post came to help while the guy was losing energy as we are transferring him from one bike to another.
“It was at this time that the school van joined and helped us to the teaching hospital. In a short time, the SUG President Chief- in- Command LAUTECH Man ‘O’ War arrived and after telling him that one of our men was down, we then returned to arrest the person selling skushy and handed him over to SARS office.
“We later saw the guys who shot there at myself and friends. Though, it was really dark by then but we could still recognize one of them in the reserve custody and they have confessed that they were the perpetrators,” Adams recounted
He further noted that he does not know any of the cultists by name or by department.
Adams then added: “The stands of Man ‘O’ War is to get rid of this people, we cannot cope anymore. This is not their first time, the person that that shot yesterday; this is the third time he will be killing in public”, Adams concluded.
Following the incidents that led to the death of Olatilewa and others that were injured, all the paramilitary organizations on campus with the Students’ Union, rose up on a protest on Wednesday, hindering academic activities on the university campus.
Similarly, all the entrances into the university campus were shot, denying the university staffs and other students entrance into the university. This lasted about an hour before the university’s Deputy Vice Chancellor went to plead with the protesters before they agreed to open the gate of the institution.
The paramilitary organization were then invited for a security brief meeting, where the school’s management assured them that all would be under control as necessary security measures would be put in place soon.
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