Tunji Abiodun
Not less than four houses including that of the Baale of Imaweje, a host community of Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun,Ogun State, have been set ablaze by the students to protest the death of one them.
PLATFORM TIMES gathered that a 300 level student whose identify could not be ascertained as of the time of filing this report was reportedly killed by the community .
The deceased was sad to have been accused by the residents of the community of being a cultist and reportedly killed him .
The death however sparked off the violence by the students who faulted the act of jungle justice of the community .
A source who confided in our reporter said “I learned it started last Friday.
“They said a-300- level student who was a cultist name unknown was identified and beaten to death by residents of a community known as Imaweje in Ijagun there .
When the students got the information they took the guy was to the hospital but was confirmed dead .
“This made the students especially his group to go on rampage to the extent of setting ablaze the building belonging to the base of the community and other houses which served as students’ hostel.
“Presently, police and soldiers have been patrolling the environment to restore peace.”
Another source also said “some cultists claimed that the community killed one of them and started going after the leaders of the community .
“They set ablaze Baale’s house and third-in-command . They have set ablaze four houses.”
Meanwhile, the school management has shit down the school following the violence .
The Registrar of the school , Dapo Oke disclosed this in a statement he issued on Sunday .
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