The Public Relations Officer, PRO, of the
Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, Ogun
state, Sulaimon Adebiyi has debunked claims
that the two unidentified boys who were shot
dead on Tuesday during a clash between rivalry
cult groups were students of the institution.
According to him, nothing was found on the
bodies of the dead students to identify them as
students of the school.
DANIELCRIB recalls that reports have it that
barely few hours after writing their final
examination, the students were allegedly shot
dead in Onikolobo, an area of Abeokuta
populated by students, during a road walk
celebration on completing their ND
examinations.
According to a witness who pleaded anonymity,
fight ensued between the contending cult
groups during the celebration and resulted in
sporadic shootings causing residents of the area
to ran for safety.
Another witness, who simply identified himself
as Olawale, said, “It was this normal ritual that
they were carrying out when this repeated gun
shots were heard. Before we knew what was
happening, a lifeless body was already lying
down on the road.”
Speaking on the incident, the institution’s PRO
said, “I am here because I received a call that
there were students of ours (that was the
language the person used) lying lifeless on the
road; and the spontaneous reaction was to
confirm if two students killed in cult clash
report was true or not.
“We ordered the immediate search of the bag
on them, pocket and other areas where we felt
that records can be, there was nothing, I repeat
for emphasis sake, there was nothing indicating
him being our student.
“This is second semester 2014/2015 and our
students are undergoing examinations as we
speak and there is no way a student will go into
an examination hall without elements of
identification,” Adebiyi stressed.