12th February, 2022
The State Criminal Investigation Department of the Nigerian Police Command, Osun State, has begun probing the death of Miss Ajibola Heritage Ayomikun, a student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife.
Ajibola was a part-two student of the Department of Linguistics and African Languages.
Public Relations Officer of the University, Abiodun Olanrewaju described the incident as tragic, devastating, unfortunate and unacceptable, adding that it saddened the hearts of the university management.
According to him, Heritage, who resided in one of the university’s private hostels, BVER, fell into the septic tank of the hostel through an opening that was allegedly not properly covered.
The owner of the private hostel, where the incident occurred, has been queried by the university management and his response is being awaited.
All the hostels in the students’ village are privately owned and they are not under the control of the university.
The university management currently has only oversight functions on these private hostels.
The unfortunate incident occurred on Wednesday, 9 February 2022.