A riot broke out in the early hours of today at
Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba Akoko
(AAUA) in Ondo State after a driver hit and
killed a student of the institution.
The students were incensed on learning that
a reckless and impatient driver, knocked
down, Segun Adesuyan, a 300 level
Microbiology student and fled the scene,
leaving the deceased in a pool of blood.
Eyewitnesses said the culprit was driving a
mini bus popularly called 'Agolo' when the
tragic incident happened at the Ajax junction
close to the school.
A student told a correspondent of
SaharaReporters that the deceased student
was rushing to a morning lecture when he
fell prey to the hit-and-run driver.
As the sad news filtered through the campus,
some students, especially those who knew
the victim, gathered at the scene of his death
to stage a protest. The students barricaded
the roads leading to the main gate of the
campus and chanted angry war songs.
The irate students demanded that residents
of the community where the accident
occurred should immediately identify the hit-
and-run driver.
The students also blocked the gate to the
university, disallowing passage to motorists.
SaharaReporters learned that some police
officers were drafted to the scene from Ikare
and Akungba Akoko Divisions to guard
against any outbreak of violence in the town.
The heavily armed police officers shot
sporadically into the air to scare away the
rioting students. Six of the demonstrating
students fainted when the police officers
fired canisters of teargas at them, creating a
tense situation.
The body of the deceased student has been
deposited at Ikare Akoko Hospital morgue. A
police source said the late student’s parents
had been notified of the tragic event and
were expected to arrive soon.
Our correspondent reported that all lectures
and administrative activities at the institution
had been suspended for today.
Meanwhile, the executive members of the
Students Union Government have issued a
24-hour ultimatum to the community to
produce the driver, believed to be from the
immediate community where the accident
occurred. Some students threatened that
violence would erupt if the community failed
to identify and hand over the reckless driver.
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Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba Akoko
(AAUA) in Ondo State after a driver hit and
killed a student of the institution.
The students were incensed on learning that
a reckless and impatient driver, knocked
down, Segun Adesuyan, a 300 level
Microbiology student and fled the scene,
leaving the deceased in a pool of blood.
Eyewitnesses said the culprit was driving a
mini bus popularly called 'Agolo' when the
tragic incident happened at the Ajax junction
close to the school.
A student told a correspondent of
SaharaReporters that the deceased student
was rushing to a morning lecture when he
fell prey to the hit-and-run driver.
As the sad news filtered through the campus,
some students, especially those who knew
the victim, gathered at the scene of his death
to stage a protest. The students barricaded
the roads leading to the main gate of the
campus and chanted angry war songs.
The irate students demanded that residents
of the community where the accident
occurred should immediately identify the hit-
and-run driver.
The students also blocked the gate to the
university, disallowing passage to motorists.
SaharaReporters learned that some police
officers were drafted to the scene from Ikare
and Akungba Akoko Divisions to guard
against any outbreak of violence in the town.
The heavily armed police officers shot
sporadically into the air to scare away the
rioting students. Six of the demonstrating
students fainted when the police officers
fired canisters of teargas at them, creating a
tense situation.
The body of the deceased student has been
deposited at Ikare Akoko Hospital morgue. A
police source said the late student’s parents
had been notified of the tragic event and
were expected to arrive soon.
Our correspondent reported that all lectures
and administrative activities at the institution
had been suspended for today.
Meanwhile, the executive members of the
Students Union Government have issued a
24-hour ultimatum to the community to
produce the driver, believed to be from the
immediate community where the accident
occurred. Some students threatened that
violence would erupt if the community failed
to identify and hand over the reckless driver.
