The Lagos State Chapter of the National Association of Nigerian Students Joint Campus Council has condemned the alleged murder of Adedamola Ogunbode, a 2024 graduate of Lagos State University.
While the Lagos State Police Command continues to treat Ogunbode’s case as a “missing person” investigation, students have claimed he was “killed in cold blood by a so-called prophet in Ojo, Lagos State.”Reports indicate that the LASU Political Science Education graduate has been missing since January 16, 2025, with rumors suggesting that his mutilated body has been found. However, Chief Superintendent of Police Benjamin Hundeyin, the command’s spokesperson, has denied these claims.
Hundeyin also stated that three suspects, including a prophet, have been arrested in connection with the case.In a statement released on Thursday and jointly signed by state chairman Abdul-Raheem Abdul-Quadri and Public Relations Officer Ridwan Ajayi, NANS JCC Lagos characterized the alleged killing as “a direct attack on the Nigerian student community.
They expressed that this incident reflects the insecurity and danger facing young people in Nigeria as they strive for a better future.
The students are calling for “an expedited, transparent, and decisive legal process” to ensure justice is served, warning against any attempts at political interference or compromise.
Among their demands, they urged the state government to recognize that “students and graduates are no longer safe in their communities.
If young people can be killed in such gruesome circumstances, what hope is left for Nigeria’s future?
We demand special security measures around tertiary institutions and student communities.
They also called for stricter oversight of religious organizations, stating, “While religion remains a fundamental right, it must not be a cover for crime and bloodshed. We urge the Lagos State Government and law enforcement agencies to conduct a comprehensive audit of religious centers operating within student environments to identify criminal activities hidden under religious pretenses.
Emphasizing their commitment to justice, the students declared, “We demand to be officially included in the investigative process. We refuse to be spectators while justice is being determined for one of our own. “We warn the government, the Nigeria Police, and all relevant authorities: Nigerian students will not allow this case to be overlooked.
If immediate actions are not taken, NANS will mobilize the full strength of the student movement across Lagos State in protest.
This situation goes beyond Adedamola; it concerns the fundamental right to life that every Nigerian student deserves. We cannot remain idle while students and graduates are targeted and harmed.
We extend our deepest condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of Ogunbode. We stand in full solidarity with the LASU student body during this time of grief.
”The management of LASU, in a statement issued on Tuesday by its Deputy Registrar and Coordinator of the Centre for Information and Public Relations, Oluwayemisi Thomas-Onashile, also demanded justice for the 28-year-old graduate.
Thomas-Onashile reported that investigations by security agencies indicated that Ogunbode’s mutilated body was allegedly found buried in the compound of a prominent church in the area.“
The university management is deeply saddened to learn of the tragic death of Ogunbode, a recent LASU graduate.
The deceased, affectionately known as Horlar, was allegedly killed by a prophet in the Ojo area of Lagos State, reportedly for ritual purposes. According to the report received by the management, Ogunbode, a 28-year-old graduate of Political Science Education, had been missing since January 16,” stated Thomas-Onashile.
A similar incident involving a missing LASU final-year student was reported in 2022, 17 months after he disappeared on May 21, 2019, after leaving his home on Oseni Salawu Street, Egan-Igando, for school but never returning.
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