LAUTECH Student Shot Dead During ‘Sign Out’ Party In Ogbomosho
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, Oyo State on Wednesday, confirmed the death of Babalola Olanrewaju, a student at the institution, during the sign out party held in the ancient town last week.
The party was organized by final year students at the institution..
Team@orientactualmags.com learned that Registrar of the institution, Mr Olayinka Balogun, who confirmed the sad development in a statement he issued on Wednesday, noted that the incident occurred at Ultramodern Wazo market, Ogbomoso.
He noted that the institution had since 2023 , taken a decision to ban sign out parties and activities on campus and also sent letters to hotels in the ancient city urging them not to allow students to hold parties at their respective hospitality outfits.
‘It is worthy of note that the university had issued a ban on sign out activities and consequently prohibited such within the precincts of its campus since 2023.
Hotels in and around Ogbomoso were also informed and we sent letters to the owners urging them not to allow LAUTECH students to use their facilities for events of such nature.
Despite the ban however, preliminary investigations after the occurrence revealed that a group of students who engaged in rule-bending behaviour, chose to hold a sign out ceremony on the football pitch within the Wazo Ultramodern market.
It was gathered that the event turned tragic when a male student was shot, allegedly at the venue, and he later succumbed to his injuries. Information was also received that he left the venue on his motorbike and struggled to move it until he fell off where he was later found unresponsive.
Upon receiving a distress call, the Acting Dean of Student Affairs promptly investigated the situation and contacted the relevant formations of the state Police Command in Ogbomoso, including the Monitoring Unit and the Area Command.
Police personnel were deployed to the scene of the incident, and a search of the bag found on the body yielded information which the university checked from its back end and confirmed the deceased person’s identity as Babalola, Marvelous Olanrewaju, a 300 Level student at the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
The body was subsequently moved to the LAUTECH Teaching Hospital Morgue.
The University is cooperating fully with the police as investigations continue. We have also informed the parents of the deceased student.
The Management extends its heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of the deceased person. May God grant him eternal rest, and may his family find solace during this difficult time’ the statement added- Team@orientactualmags.com Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08035023079, 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com. Thank you
