The death of a student of Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba-Akoko (AAUA) has caused tension in Akungba-Akoko, Akoko South West Local Government Area of Ondo State.
The deceased student was stabbed to death on Thursday night by an indigene of the university community.
The deceased, according to colleagues, just wrote his final papers in the Physics Electronics Department before he was murdered.
An eyewitness said, “Temitayo lives off campus, around Ebenco area in the Akungba community. He just wrote his final year papers in the Physics Electronics Department.
“lt was an issue of money, N1,000 precisely, between an indigene, who is a cult member, and Temitayo. The case was reported to the police and it was amicably settled.
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“But as the student left his apartment for the roadside, the assailant stabbed him.
“He was immediately rushed to a hospital located at Iwaro-Akoko, where he was later pronounced dead.
“His death angered students, who mobilised and subsequently set the suspected killer’s mother house ablaze.”
Another source alleged that he was stabbed by the cultists after he refused to pay the the cultists N1,000 they demanded from him.
The incident which occurred in the off-campus had caused discontent in the community, a building belonging to a relative of the fleeing indigene was set ablaze.
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, confirmed the incident.
She said the student was confirmed dead at the hospital where he was rushed.
“An indigene had an issue with a student, and one thing led to another, and he stabbed the student, which resulted in the student’s death,” she said.