- LASU students are set to protest over the unresolved disappearance of a graduate, demanding urgent action and accountability.
- Protesters are calling for a transparent and expedited investigation into the missing graduate’s case.
- The demonstration highlights broader concerns about campus safety and the need for enhanced security measures for students.
The Lagos State Chapter of the National Association of Nigerian Students Joint Campus Council has strongly condemned the reported murder of Adedamola Ogunbode, a 2024 graduate of Lagos State University.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that while the Lagos State Police Command maintains that Ogunbode’s case remains under a missing person investigation, students allege that he was “killed in cold blood by a so-called prophet” in Ojo, Lagos State.
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Ogunbode, a Political Science Education graduate, has reportedly been missing since January 16, 2025, amid persistent rumours that his mutilated body has been found.
However, Chief Superintendent of Police Benjamin Hundeyin, the command’s spokesperson, has refuted claims of a discovered body. Hundeyin further noted that three suspects, including a prophet, have been arrested in connection with the case.
In a Thursday statement jointly signed by state chairman Abdul-Raheem Abdul-Quadri and Public Relations Officer Ridwan Ajayi, NANS JCC Lagos described the alleged killing as a direct assault on the Nigerian student community.
The statement underscored that the incident highlights the growing insecurity and peril faced by young Nigerians striving for a better future. The students demanded an expedited, transparent, and decisive legal process to ensure justice, warning that they would resist any attempts at political interference or compromise.
Among their demands, the group urged the state government to recognize that students and graduates are no longer safe in their communities. “If young people can be killed under such gruesome circumstances, what hope is left for Nigeria’s future?” they asked, calling for special security measures around tertiary institutions and student communities.
They also demanded stricter oversight of religious organizations, insisting that while religion remains a fundamental right, it must not serve as a cover for crime and violence.
The students called on the Lagos State Government and law enforcement agencies to conduct a full-scale audit of religious centers operating within student environments to root out criminal activities masked as religious practices.
Emphasizing their commitment to justice, the students declared their intent to be officially included in the investigative process.
“We refuse to be mere bystanders as justice for one of our own is decided,” they stated, warning the government, Nigeria Police, and all relevant authorities that Nigerian students will not allow this case to be swept under the rug.
If urgent action is not taken, NANS warned that it would mobilize the full strength of the student movement across Lagos State in protest. They extended their deepest condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of Ogunbode and affirmed their solidarity with the LASU student body during this time of grief.
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In related developments, LASU management, through a statement released on Tuesday by Deputy Registrar and Coordinator of the Centre for Information and Public Relations, Oluwayemisi Thomas-Onashile, also called for justice for the 28-year-old graduate.
According to Thomas-Onashile, investigations by security agencies suggested that Ogunbode’s mutilated body had been found buried in the compound of a popular local church.
He lamented the tragic loss of a student, fondly known as Horlar, who was allegedly killed by a prophet in Ojo for ritual purposes. Ogunbode, a 28-year-old Political Science Education graduate, had been missing since January 16.
This case echoes a similar incident involving another LASU final-year student who disappeared on May 21, 2019, after leaving his home on Oseni Salawu Street, Egan-Igando, and was never seen again.
