Crime
OAU 500-level student beaten to death over alleged theft
Okoli Ahinze, a 500-level civil engineering student of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife has been beaten to death over alleged theft.
It was gathered that the deceased was killed inside the Awo Hall on Monday. The student was said to have been rushed to the OAU Teaching Hospital Ile-Ife after complications on Tuesday.
Doctors on duty confirmed him dead when he was brought to the hospital. It was gathered that the student was alleged to have stolen a mobile phone at the Awo Hall.
Meanwhile, the Management of the school has condemned, in strong terms, the incident that led to the death of a part five student of the institution.
A release by the PRO of the University, Abiodun Olanrewaju, stated that a preliminary investigation revealed that the student died of a mob action on the allegation that he stole a phone.
The V.C, Prof Adebayo Bamire has set up a committee to unravel the circumstances that led to this incident.
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