OOU Student Raped, Killed

A 400-Level student of English Language of the Olabisi Onabanjo University, OOU, Ago  Iwoye, Ogun State, Nigeria, Miss Ruth Loveth Sanusi was gang-raped and killed  yesterday by some unidentified men.

P.M.NEWS gathered this morning that the student was raped and macheted in her room  at Iyalaje road, opposite Texas Kitchen, a popular eatery at about 10 a.m.  yesterday.

Speaking with P.M.NEWS this morning, the OOU students’ union president, Comrade  Uthman Rufai, a.k.a. Ibeko, described the incident as a terrible one.

The students’ leader urged the police to do a thorough investigation and fish out  the culprits.

He said: “In the early hours of yesterday, some students came to our office to lodge  a complaint. When I got there with the welfare officer, transport director and the  union secretary, we saw the body of the lady drenched in her own blood. She was  butchered.

“We called on the police but the DPO was not around. The DCO led his team to the  scene later. We met boyfriend of the deceased called Omotayo who was questioned by  the police and is still being interrogated.

“Her remains were taken to the Anatomy Department of the university for embalmment.”

He said the principal officers of the university and the union leaders have met with  the police and urged them to do a thorough investigation to unmask those behind the  dastardly act.

A top official of the university who pleaded anonymity told P.M.NEWS that the  information gathered from the late Ruth’s male friend could be very revealing. The  deceased resided at Abobi area, opposite a vulcanizer’s workshop in Ago Iwoye.

“Her man said she called him on phone to say that she felt some people were on her  trail and she was planning to move out of her residence. The friend told her to move  to his house but she declined. She later moved to her friend’s house. On Wednesday  night, there were series of calls from her supposed killers, one of whom she  described as the man troubling her.”

P.M.NEWS also gathered that Ruth’s friend has also been picked up for questioning by  the police.

The Divisional Police Officer, DPO, of the Ago Iwoye Police Division, SP Yomi  Faniyi, confirmed the arrests.

He wondered what the lady was still doing in the rented hostel when OOU had been  closed three weeks ago.

Faniyi confirmed that Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, ASP Muyiwa  Adejobi, was in Ago Iwoye and the police had sent the foot and finger prints to  homicide detectives for investigation.

—Biodun Onafuye/    Ago Iwoye