Wednesday, July 9, 2025 - A 300-level student of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, Ridwan Oladipupo, was brutally m8rdered by unknown assailants.
The Agricultural Engineering student Oladipupo, reportedly
left his off-campus hostel at Lawyer Ahmed Street, Ogbomoso, for the main
campus of the institution on Tuesday, 24th June 2025.
However, his corpse was later discovered in front of
Nurudeen Grammar School, along Under-G Road, Ogbomoso.
The university authorities, in a statement signed by its
Registrar, Mrs. Olayinka Balogun, on Monday, July 7, said no formal
representation has been made before the university to ascertain whether the
deceased was a student of the institution.
“The Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH),
Ogbomoso has unofficially learnt about the demise of Mr. Ridwan Oladipupo, a
300-level student of Agricultural Engineering in the Institution. He reportedly
left his Off Campus hostel at Lawyer Ahmed Street, Ogbomoso on Tuesday, 24th
June, 2025 when he said he was going to study without disclosing where he would
be,” the statement read.
"The Acting Dean, Student Affairs received a call from
the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of the Owode Division of the Nigeria Police
Force on the discovery of a corpse in front of Nurudeen Grammar School, along
Under-G road, Ogbomoso.
"Efforts made by the Police and the Dean, Student
Affairs to ascertain whether the deceased was a LAUTECH student did not yield
much as neither students nor residents of the area could identify the body as
at that time.
"The Police moved the body to LAUTECH Teaching Hospital
Mortuary and till that time, no official report had come to the
University.
"It was gathered that the deceased’s father showed up
at his Off Campus hostel on Sunday, 29th June, 2025 accompanied by a Police
Officer and occupants of the hostel were interrogated
“Till now however, there is still no official representation
before the University.
“Meanwhile, the matter is before the Owode Division of the
Nigerian Police Force and the university will not want to jeopardize police
investigation.”
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