The Ogun State Government has ordered an investigation into the death of a 300-level student at Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) in Ijagun.
WITHIN NIGERIA reports that the government’s reaction comes just one week after the university’s administration ordered the school’s closure in order for peace to reign.
It was previously reported that the male TASUED student was allegedly murdered by students suspected of being security guards from Imaweje, a nearby community to the university.
Angry at their colleague’s death, some of the disgruntled students set fire to the Baale’s house and three other houses.
The Ogun government assured TASUED students on Sunday that those responsible for their colleague’s death would not go unpunished.
According to the statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information and Strategy, Waheed Adesina, the state government condemned the dastardly act, while disclosing that the police have been instructed to invite all concerned, including the Baale of Imaweje, to unravel the immediate and remote causes of the student’s death.
“The state government strongly condemned the killing of the student, saying it was one death too many. No one has the right to take the law into their own hands, and every action necessary would be taken to punish all those involved,” it was said.
Meanwhile, the government appealed to the students to remain peaceful and law abiding, while waiting for the outcome of the police investigation.
It assured that “such incidents will not be allowed to happen again anywhere in the state.”
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