The Federation of Ekiti State Students’ Union (FESSU), on Tuesday, protested after a corps member from Ekiti was allegedly gunned down by a police officer in Ogbomoso, Oyo.

Last week, students of Ladoke Akintola University Of Technology (LAUTECH) called out a police officer for allegedly firing shots at some of their colleagues who were celebrating their graduation.

Damilola Iyanda, the deceased corps member serving in Ibadan, was said to have attended the convocation party of Oluwafemi Iyanda, his brother, when the incident happened.

Oluwafemi said his brother was confirmed dead at the LAUTECH teaching hospital.

“We were at a lounge in the Under-G area for a convocation party around 2am when we heard that some people were fighting outside,” Iyanda was quoted as saying.

“When we discovered that the place was getting rowdy, we stepped out only to see policemen dispersing the crowd and shooting directly at the people.

“I sustained bullet wounds, but my brother, who came for my convocation, was shot in the head. He was confirmed dead at the LAUTECH Teaching Hospital and was taken to the mortuary.”

Benjamin Adekunle, FESSU national president, called for an investigation into the killing of the corps member with a view to bringing the perpetrator to justice.

Adekunle led FESSU members to the Ekiti state house of assembly complex in Ado Ekiti.

Members of the union carried placards and sang solidarity songs in a peaceful protest to demand justice over the killing of the corps member.

Adekunle said the protest was to call the attention of Adeoye Aribasoye, Ekiti state assembly speaker, to ensure the family of the deceased is compensated.

“We demand a swift investigation into this matter and the culprit should be brought to book. We demand for compensation for the family of the deceased,” he said.

“We also demand comprehensive medical treatment for his brother who sustained a gunshot injury. He is at home and his health is deteriorating.

“We demand an end to police brutality in Nigeria. Police should be our friend, save us and not kill us.

“We have come to the House of Assembly today to speak with the Speaker to liaise with his counterpart in Oyo State for swift justice for Iyanda Damilola and Iyanda Oluwafemi.

“They are from Ekiti State and raised and brought up in Ogotun Ekiti.”

Reacting to the protest, Aribasoye condemned the “unprofessionalism of the police officer who allegedly murdered the corps member”, describing it as “senseless”.

“We express our condolences to the family and we condemn the killing and unprofessionalism of the police officer who murdered one of us, a youth from Ekiti State who is also serving his fatherland in cold blood,” he said.

“We condemn it and the House will be sitting. We will have a position during our plenary. Our resolutions will be passed and I know the House will condemn it. It is so unfortunate his life was cut short.”

Murjanatu Zubairu, a 400-level female student of the University of Abuja (UniAbuja) who was declared missing on Friday, has died in a car accident along the Lugbe – Airport Road, Abuja.

The Department of Arts Education student was said to have left home for school but was declared missing until Monday — when she was found dead.

According to Daily Trust, Zubairu Yewuti, the student’s uncle, said the girl’s parents had called him to know her whereabouts after efforts to reach her telephone failed.

The family had reported the missing girl to the university management and security agencies while requesting public information about her whereabouts.

Yewuti, who is also a former vice chairman of Kwali Area Council of the FCT, however, said the family discovered that she died in a road accident last Friday.

The uncle also revealed that the remains of Murjanatu have been deposited at the UniAbuja Teaching Hospital morgue.

“They visited the mortuary at the University of Abuja, Teaching Hospital where her corpse was found,” he said.

Yewuti added that the family is arranging to retrieve the student’s body from the mortuary for proper burial.

Sunday Ajokotola, a commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), said the accident occurred at about 8 pm and involved a Toyota Sharon bus near the Dunamis Church along the Airport Road.

Ajokotola said the accident claimed the lives of four persons including the student.

“Before our rescue team arrived at the scene, six people among the 10 inside the bus that sustained burns were rescued by the Airforce personnel who were treated in their hospital,” the FRSC commander said.

“Our men arrived at the scene and evacuated the four others including a female that got burnt beyond recognition to the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital’s morgue in Gwagwalada on that same Friday night.”

The management of the University of Benin has approved the indefinite suspension of the university’s Student Union Government.

In a statement on Monday by the university’s Registrar, Ademola Bobola, the institution said the suspension was in connection with the attack on the Edo State Labour Party’s candidate, Olumide Akpata, by some students believed to be members of the student union.

The statement added that the suspension took effect from Monday, April 29, 2024.

The statement read, “The university management has received the report of the panel constituted to investigate the incidents that occurred in the Faculty of Law and the University’s Senior Staff Club on Friday, April 12, 2024.

“After due consideration of the report by the management, the Vice Chancellor has approved the suspension of the university’s students’ union.

“The suspension which is indefinite, takes immediate effect, that is, from Monday, April 29, 2024.

“Accordingly, all officers of the students’ union are to hand over all properties of the union in their possession to the Dean, Students’ Affairs not later than 4pm on Tuesday, April 30, 2024.

‘In the interim, a Caretaker Committee composed of representatives of faculties, schools, and institutes has been approved to coordinate students’ activities during the period of suspension.

“The above directive of the Vice Chancellor is hereby communicated for the attention of the university community and compliance of the erstwhile union officers as appropriate.”