OAU Students Suffer Umpteenth Robbery Attack in Just Two Months
Peter Oyebanji
Students of Obafemi Awolowo University, along Ibadan road, suffered a robbery attack on the night of Wednesday, 27th of February.
The robbery which occurred in a student-filled hostel beside the popular God's Love Tabernacle church witnessed lost of valuable properties.
Speaking with a resident of the hostel who demanded anonymity for a reason unknown to this correspondent. She said, "they carted away with valuable properties, phones and laptops."
However, when asked if there was any injury inflicted, she said "No. A tennant was slapped, I think three times."
Since the robbery attack that happened in the wee hours of December 22nd, in Adam and Eve hostel which led to the death of Abiodun Babatola, a 300 level student of Management and Accounting, students of the university have witnessed series of robbery attacks which comes with injuries with objects like cutlasses and matchets, OAU KILONSHELE can report.
Meanwhile, despite the clamours from students and groups, the school management and the police force haven't shown signs of improving the condition.
The school management has only openly reacted to the issue once, which was the first one when they commiserated with the family of the late Abiodun Babatola.
The police force, although, has spoken about it a few times, there has not been any sign of improvement in the security.
After the first robbery in December, Funsho Adegboye, Ile-Ife area commander told the University's Students' Union Action Committee that the police can not secure all OAU students living outside the campus area unless the university authority opt for their proposals.
"Looking at the trend, from our quarters, here we've written several proposals to the university authority to build more hostels on campus to ensure the security of students."
"Because from the statistics we have. There are over 33,000 students with only 9,000 students living inside campus while the remaining 25,000 students are scattered all over different axis in Ile-ife."
"Even if the whole police force in Ile-Ife is deployed, the number isn't enough to guarantee the security of 25,000 students, especially considering the fact that students are dispersed all over the locations in Ile-ife. Some would be in Opa, some would be in Modakeke, and this makes it difficult."
"We have told the university authority that it is easier for us to secure a centralised people than people who are scattered all over."
The University Authority, however, has not reacted to the comments of the area commander openly or in any way that students are aware of.
Nevertheless, when Mr. Funsho, the area commander was contacted by this correspondent as regards the recent robbery, he said he wasn't aware. When asked why the police has not been speaking or reacting to the attacks, he said they are doing their very best.
"We are doing our best, our very best. I have given my contacts to students in case of emergency calls."
Students of the university will be resuming after the general election of March 9, with the hope of having a robbery-free semester or at least, a robbery-lessened semester.
Students of Obafemi Awolowo University, along Ibadan road, suffered a robbery attack on the night of Wednesday, 27th of February.
The robbery which occurred in a student-filled hostel beside the popular God's Love Tabernacle church witnessed lost of valuable properties.
Speaking with a resident of the hostel who demanded anonymity for a reason unknown to this correspondent. She said, "they carted away with valuable properties, phones and laptops."
However, when asked if there was any injury inflicted, she said "No. A tennant was slapped, I think three times."
Since the robbery attack that happened in the wee hours of December 22nd, in Adam and Eve hostel which led to the death of Abiodun Babatola, a 300 level student of Management and Accounting, students of the university have witnessed series of robbery attacks which comes with injuries with objects like cutlasses and matchets, OAU KILONSHELE can report.
Meanwhile, despite the clamours from students and groups, the school management and the police force haven't shown signs of improving the condition.
The school management has only openly reacted to the issue once, which was the first one when they commiserated with the family of the late Abiodun Babatola.
The police force, although, has spoken about it a few times, there has not been any sign of improvement in the security.
After the first robbery in December, Funsho Adegboye, Ile-Ife area commander told the University's Students' Union Action Committee that the police can not secure all OAU students living outside the campus area unless the university authority opt for their proposals.
"Looking at the trend, from our quarters, here we've written several proposals to the university authority to build more hostels on campus to ensure the security of students."
"Because from the statistics we have. There are over 33,000 students with only 9,000 students living inside campus while the remaining 25,000 students are scattered all over different axis in Ile-ife."
"Even if the whole police force in Ile-Ife is deployed, the number isn't enough to guarantee the security of 25,000 students, especially considering the fact that students are dispersed all over the locations in Ile-ife. Some would be in Opa, some would be in Modakeke, and this makes it difficult."
"We have told the university authority that it is easier for us to secure a centralised people than people who are scattered all over."
The University Authority, however, has not reacted to the comments of the area commander openly or in any way that students are aware of.
Nevertheless, when Mr. Funsho, the area commander was contacted by this correspondent as regards the recent robbery, he said he wasn't aware. When asked why the police has not been speaking or reacting to the attacks, he said they are doing their very best.
"We are doing our best, our very best. I have given my contacts to students in case of emergency calls."
Students of the university will be resuming after the general election of March 9, with the hope of having a robbery-free semester or at least, a robbery-lessened semester.
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