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GREAT IFE WATCH: FURTHER INVESTIGATION ON BIODUN'S MURDER: A COMPREHENSIVE REPORT -CMD, PRO of OAU THC refuse to speak up on I.D card request, though an eye-witness has refuted the claim. -There is no primary eye-witness to the murder, all witnesses are secondary - There is more than one secondary eye-witness - Biodun should have gone home because of his illness but remained in school because of his test. In an intelligence report gotten by _GIW_ through a witness account- we reported earlier. It was stated that Biodun wasn't denied medical attention based on non-provision of I.D card, however he didn't fail to state that there was a shortage of equipment and health staff. Although , the CMD and PRO of OAU THC have refused to pass any comment on the issue (As reported by Premium times). However,  some sources have revealed earlier that I.D card was demanded. Further investigations have revealed,  that there was no primary witness to the murder of Biodun. A primary w

EDUCATION RIGHTS  CAMPAIGN, ERC,  OAU BRANCH THE DEATH OF ABIODUN: ONE DEATH, TOO MANY! Abiodun's death is a clear indication of the total failure of the Nigerian government and its stooges in administration of tertiary institutions. Again, we condemn the notoriously implemented accommodation policy; it has more agonies in stock! The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) commiserates with the family of Abiodun Babatola who met his untimely death in the hands of cruel armed robbers. We wish that they have the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss. We consider the death of Abiodun as a tragic loss that is not only a loss to the family of the deceased,  but the university community and Nigerian students. We cannot but state that the death of Abiodun was an avoidable one but due to administrative recklessness and insensitivity. The events surrounding the death (before and after) can be traced back to our previous agitations on the need to ensure adequate security and welfare of student

WE LIVE IN CONSTANT FEAR OF ROBBERS, SAY OAU OFF-CAMPUS STUDENTS Following the killing of one Abiodun Babalola, a 300-level student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife in the early hours of Sunday by armed robbers, many students of the institution living outside the campus have shared their experience in the hands of the men of the underworld, who constantly attack them. Babalola suffered machete cut at an off-campus hostel named, ‘Adam and Eve’, located in Parakin, Ede Road, Ile-Ife, for allegedly refusing to surrender his iPhone to the robbers, who attacked residents of the hostel. Many students of the institution, who spoke to our correspondent on the incident and the plight of many residing off-campus, said areas with large student population often experience frequent attacks by robbers. The areas include Mayfair, AP, Aserifa, Ibadan Road, Ede Road and Parakin. Investigations showed that robbery attacks on students of the university became rampant when squatters were s