Tension in Ago-Iwoye over missing undergraduate

Tension and anxiety mounted yesterday in the university town of Ago - Iwoye, Ogun state, over the safety of a student of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU) who disappeared in a mysterious circumstance since June 5.

The missing student, Mr Balogun Lekan [aka. Balo], a 200-level Business Administration student, was said to have been allegedly abducted by a cyclist, called Ajela and neither the suspect nor the captive has been found about a week after.

The Student union leader of OOU, Mr.Rufai Uthman, told The Nation that Balogun was abducted by the said Ajela along Aiyegbami street, Ago-Iwoye while strolling and has since not been found despite spirited effort made in that respect.
The Nation 

During that fateful two days of bloodletting, lives - mainly that of students, were lost and properties worth millions of naira including the Palace of Ebumawe of Ago - Iwoye, Oba Abdul- Razak Adenugba, was razed by angry students.


The varsity Registrar, Mr. Femi Oyewole, in a telephone interview with The Nation said the Ago- Iwoye Divisional Police Headquarters are on top of the situation and equally talking to the students to assuage their anger to forestall a re-enactment of the event of June 15th/16th , 2005.



Source : The Nationgathered that the Oba Adenugba and some of his chiefs are working tirelessly in conjunction with the university authority to ensure that the missing student is found alive while vowing that the suspect will be made to face justice. also observed that there were palpable apprehension among the residents since Friday when anxiety over the safety of Balogun heightened, causing many to say if the situation is not properly handled, it could lead to a repeat of June 15/16, 2005 violent clash between OOU students and the community.