The students of Federal University Oye Ekiti (FUOYE) have demanded justice in the killing of one of their colleagues, Modupe Atanda, who was until her death, a student in the Nursing Department.
Thelagostimes had earlier reported that the victim was, earlier in the week, declared missing within the school premises, but was later found buried in a shallow grave in a bush on the campus after more than 24 hours of search.
FUOYE SUG President, Emmanuel Ajayi, and the Public Relations Officer, Elizabeth Akuraku, who mourned the slain student, said, “The cause of death and manner in which she died is a thing of great pain to the entire student populace in FUOYE”.
The student leaders, in a statement on their social media handle, described their late colleague as “a precious and bright student”.
They said, “We demand justice. While we mourn her sudden loss and pay our last respects to the dead, we hereby charge security operatives in Ekiti State to investigate and bring the perpetrators of this grave crime to book”.
The students said that they visited the morgue and “no part of her body was mutilated contrary to claims and rumour flying around, just as police had made some arrests. We will not rest until the perpetrators are brought to justice.”