Outrage as gunmen kill ex-LASU student activist

By Esther Innocent

The death of Yusuf Nurudeen Alowonle, a student activist and graudate of the Lagos State University (LASU), has continued to generate controversies.

The activist, better known as Omomeewa, was killed by yet-to-be-identified gunmen, last Wednesday.

In a statement, the varsity’s students’ unions government, mourned the demise of the activist.

According to NAN, the varsity, in a statement by Ademola Adekoya, its spokesman, said it is deeply saddened by Nurudeen’s death.

The insitution said Nurudeen and Waheed Majekodunmi, its senior registrar, were attacked by the assailants which led to the demise of the former in the process.

It also enjoined the public to disregard unverified claims making the rounds in some quarters about Nurudeen’s demise.

“The management received with great shock, the report of an attack on a former student of the university, Mr. Nurudeen Alowonle,  and a staff member, Mr. Waheed Majekodunmi, a Senior Assistant Registrar, which led to the untimely death of Alowonle,” it read.

“The university management is deeply saddened by the incident and expresses its heartfelt condolences to the immediate and extended families of the deceased, his colleagues, friends, and the students’ union.

“We have refrained from making a hurried statement until now in order to ascertain the facts considering the very sensitive nature of the incident.

“That the deceased former student, Alowonle, was yet to receive his certificate due to an ongoing disciplinary case that he was facing in the university and a  panel presiding over his case began sitting in 2019.

“The case continued until 2020 but the panel could not sit due to the COVID-19 pandemic then. He was, however, invited by the panel, along with other students who had ongoing disciplinary cases to defend themselves.

 “Alowonle appeared before the panel that day and was even the first student attended to by the panel, and his case was concluded before 2.00 p.m.

“He ostensibly remained on the university campus until late in the evening during which time he met up with Mr. Waheed Majekodunmi.

 “Unable to get vehicles at the school junction as it was late in the day, the duo were said to have trekked several meters away from the gate ostensibly in search of a vehicle.

“The case continued until 2020 but the panel could not sit due to the COVID-19 pandemic then. He was, however, invited by the panel, along with other students who had ongoing disciplinary cases to defend themselves.

 “Alowonle appeared before the panel that day and was even the first student attended to by the panel, and his case was concluded before 2.00 p.m.

“He ostensibly remained on the university campus until late in the evening during which time he met up with Mr. Waheed Majekodunmi.

 “Unable to get vehicles at the school junction as it was late in the day, the duo were said to have trekked several meters away from the gate ostensibly in search of a vehicle.”