Two students from Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA) in Ondo State, who had been missing, have sadly been found dead.
The students — Andrel Eloho Okah from the Department of History and International Studies, Faculty of Arts, and John Friday Abba from the Department of Economics, Faculty of Agriculture — were found over the weekend.
According to The Nation, their bodies were discovered about three weeks after they were first reported missing by their classmates.
The students’ friends began searching for them a week after they noticed they had stopped coming to classes and later informed the police.
A security officer told a reporter on Sunday that the two students had been killed by their suspected kidnappers. “It’s sad to inform you that the two missing AAUA students have been killed by their suspected abductors, and their dead body have been found where they kept them.
“Some of our men are already on their way to recover their corpses inside the bush at a border town between Akoko and Ekiti,” the source said.
A student from the university, who did not want his name revealed, also confirmed the news. He said the school is now filled with sadness after hearing of their deaths.
“Yes, it’s true. Their corpses have been located inside the bush. It’s sad moment for us as colleagues. There’s darkness everyone as I speak, people are mourning,” he said.
When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade, said he would respond later regarding the matter.
Earlier, The Nation had reported that the students, who were both in their second year (200 level), had mysteriously gone missing. Their families and friends had searched everywhere and also reported the situation to the police, fearing something bad had happened.
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