Ondo varsity student stabbed to death over N1000

By Alaba-Olusola Oke

Rampaging students of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State on Thursday burnt a building in protest over the killing of one of their colleagues N1,000.

An unnamed assailant was said to have stabbed the yet to be identified student to death during an argument over N1,000.

However, the assailant reportedly fled after the incident and is still at large.

However, angry colleagues of the student went on rampage immediately after the stabbing and razed a building allegedly belonging to a relative of the assailant in which he lived.

“The student was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead. His death angered other students who set the suspect’s house ablaze,’’ the eyewitness said.

Police spokesman in Ondo State, ASP Funmilayo Odunlami, confirmed the incident but said she had yet to get full details.

She confirmed also that the student died in the hospital.

The traditional ruler of the community, Alale of Akungba, Oba Isaac Adeyeye, called for restraint and public peace and advised students of the university to eschew breakdown of law and order.

(NAN)