Ibadan Polytechnic denies culpability in murder of ex-student

The management of the Polytechnic, Ibadan yesterday said it cannot be blamed for the murder of a member of an anti-cultism group, Ahmed Olalekan, by suspected cultists. Olalekan, a former student of the institution, was murdered Monday evening.
The spokesperson of the students’ forum, Adeyemi Ridwan, whoearlier spoke with Premium Times, blamed the institution’s authority for the tragedy saying that they did not act to preempt the strike by the cult members.
The forum, comprising current and former students of the institution, called on the Nigeria Police to “bring the killers of this innocent soul to justice”.
Speaking with Premium Times, yesterday, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the institution, Soladoye Adewole, who described the incident as ‘unfortunate’ noted that the school can’t be said not to be proactive.
He said the Chief Security Officer (CSO) of the school, Ayo Vaughan, does not have powers beyond the confines of the institution, and the incident occurred outside the school premises.
“The incident happened outside the school, where our security officers can’t act,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Chairman, Council of Elders of the Students’ Forum, Oyedele Temitope, who addressed journalists in Ibadan on Wednesday, said the “deceased was very brave, intelligent, vibrant and active in the fight against secret cultism throughout his life as a member of the forum.”

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