A fresh graduate of the Osun State College of Technology, Esa-Oke, simply identified as Taoreed, has been confirmed de.ad after he was struck by a stray bullet during a clash between rival cult groups in the community
Punch Metro learnt that the incident occurred on Tuesday, September 23, shortly after he had collected his National Youth Service Corps call-up letter from the institution.
It was gathered that pandemonium first broke out around the school premises on Monday, September 22, when gunshots rang out while some final-year students were holding their signing-out celebrations.
A student of the school, who spoke with our correspondent on Thursday but preferred not to be mentioned, said a final-year student was k!lled in the process by suspected cultists.
He said, “We were signing out after our exams in the afternoon when we suddenly started hearing gunshots outside the school premises. Everyone ran for cover. It was later that we discovered that a final-year student had been killed by cultists. It was a terrible situation.”
It was further gathered that his call-up letter was found inside a black cross bag he was carrying at the time of the incident.
When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abiodun Abiodun Ojelabi, confirmed the incident.
He described the incident as a cult clash while noting that two people were k!lled.
“It was a cult clash. Two students were killed. One died on the spot, and the other died in the hospital. Efforts are ongoing to arrest the perpetrators,” he disclosed.
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