Protest in Ogun over killing of final year poly student during robbery attack

Students of ICT Adegbenro Polytechnic, located along the Wasinmi–Itori axis in Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State, on Tuesday protested over the killing of an HND 2 Marketing student during an armed robbery attack in the Eruku area of the institution. The students alleged that they are frequently robbed on their way to and from school, demanding urgent intervention from the Ogun State Government and security agencies. It was reported that the students staged the protest by blocking the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway and paralyzing traffic, leaving commuters and motorists stranded for several hours. They alleged that during the overnight attack, a female final-year student was reportedly killed, while several other students sustained injuries and are currently receiving treatment in hospital. According to them, the attacks by criminals have become a recurring nightmare in the area, lamenting that repeated appeals for improved security yielded no result. Responding to the incident, the institution, in a statement signed by the Chairman, Timetable, Examination and Academic Calendar Committee, Gideon Adekunle, announced the postponement of examinations scheduled for Tuesday,y July 28th and Wednesday, July 29th. Adekunle said it is to honour the deceased and ensure that students in the affected area regain mental stability and composure. The statement reads, “Following an unfortunate event that occurred overnight, which resulted in the loss of a student and another terribly injured in a robbery incident at Eruku, the exam schedules for today, Tuesday,y July 28,th and tomorrow, Wednesday, July 29t,,h are hereby postponed. “This is to make sure students in the area affected can regain their composure and mental stability, and most importantly, in honour of the deceased. “Exams continue on Friday, ay July 30, 2026, as scheduled on the timetable. The new schedule for the postponed exams will be communicated in due course.” When contacted, the SUG president of the institution, Comrade Owoigbe Blessing, said, “It happened at midnight. One of the final year students from HND 2 Marking got killed; another female student got injured; they cut her ear, and another guy who is at FMC at the moment was shot. “Please, we need full support of the government; there’s no security. If there was security, this wouldn’t happen to this extent;t, this is not the first, second, or even the third time such is happening at Eruku.” NANS Chairman in Ogun State, Comrade Olabode Faruq Success, in an interview, decried the high rate of insecurity in campuses across the state. Success urged Governor Dapo Abiodun to enforce security across all campuses and environs, asserting that no student should lose their lives while pursuing education. “The rate of insecurity in our campuses is increasing day by day; it’s across all campuses in Ogun State, and we are passing a message across to the state governor and other security agencies in the state that the insecurity across all our campuses must come to an end. Overnight, a student of D.S Adegbenro Polytechnic was shot dead, and others have been hospitalized. A female final-year student who was supposed to sign out tomorrow was shot dead in the face overnight . Our direct message to the government is that they should enforce security across all campuses and their environment in the state. Ilaro also reported a case last week; the government should enforce maximum security across our campuses. There should be a patrol post for police and other local vigilantes across our campuses and surrounding environment. “This hostel that was attacked is just behind the school,” the Ogun NANS leader said. When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, said that officers of the command are on the ground and the protest is peaceful. “Our officers are present and speaking with the students. I can confirm the protest is peaceful,” he said.