A beauty queen and student of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY) in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Happiness Odeh, has been killed.

According to reports, Odeh, a National Diploma II student of Mass Communication was kidnapped on Tuesday evening. However, MAPOLY Students Union Government (SUG) confirmed, on Sunday, that she had been killed.

Thelagostimes gathered that Odeh won the Miss MAPOLY beauty contest on August 3, 2022.

The SUG issued a statement jointly signed by its President, Sodiq Ajani, and the Public Relations Officer, Joy Okolie.

The duo confirmed that the deceased was kidnapped while going to visit a movie location in Ipara, Ode Remo area of Ogun State.

“Moshood Abiola Polytechnic Students Union (MAPSU) announces the untimely death of Miss Happiness Odeh, a Mass Communication student of MAPOLY,” the statement read.

“According to reports, she was abducted along Iperu road to her destination. The deceased left Abeokuta three days ago to visit a movie location at Ipara, Ode-Remo, with the consent of her parents.

“Contrary to the rumours flying around, her death is not related to her status as the new Miss MAPOLY. She won the award on the 3rd of August and the movie location she attended has nothing to do with the beauty pageantry on campus.”

The SUG also commiserated with the victim’s family, friends and colleagues, praying that God will grant them the fortitude to bear the painful loss. The SUG further explained that the murderers took away the victim’s phone.

Meanwhile, the Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has condemned the murder of Miss Odeh by men suspected to be kidnappers.

In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Somorin, the governor described the killing of the student as barbaric and wicked.

The governor, who expressed his grief over the death of the student, said such an inhuman act will not be left unpunished, adding that his administration would not tolerate ungodly and criminal activities that would put the state in a bad light.

“Abiodun, who vowed that his administration would do everything within the law to ensure Odeh’s killers are brought to book, said he had given the police and other security agencies in the state marching order to fish out the perpetrators of the devilish act,” the statement read.

“While commiserating with the family of the late student, Gov. Abiodun assured her relatives that those responsible for the murder of the promising lady would be made to face the full wrath of the law.”