Criminal Investigation Department Takes Over Investigation Of OAU Student’s Death

The Criminal Investigation Department of the Osun State Command of the Nigeria Police has taken over the investigation of the circumstances that led to the death of a student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Ajibola Heritage Ayomikun.

It was gathered that the owner of the PRIVATE HOSTEL, BVER where the student died has not responded to a query sent by the management of the University.

Miss Heritage is a 200 level student of the Department of Linguistics and African Languages, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife.

The student who resided in one of the PRIVATE HOSTELS on Wednesday fell into the septic tank of the hostel through an opening that was allegedly not properly covered.

In a release on Friday, the Public Relations Officer of the University, Abiodun Olarewaju, described the incident as saddening, tragic, devastating, unfortunate and unacceptable.

The owner of the private hostel, BVER, according to the institution’s spokesman, has been issued a query by the University Management and “his response is being awaited.”

Abiodun noted that all the hostels in the students’ village are privately owned and not under the control of the University.

In his words, “It must be noted that all the hostels in the student’s village are privately owned and they are not under the control of the University.

“The University Management presently has only oversight functions on these private hostels.”