INSIDE LIFE: OAU Students Cried Out Over Incessant Robbery Attacks, OAU Management Reacts To Injuries Sustained By Students (WATCH SCENE OF ROBBERY, STUDENT'S REACTIONS)

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MANAGEMENT of the Obafemi Awolowo University has reacted to the armed robbery attack on her students in the early hours of Tuesday, October 21, 2025.

In a Press Release signed by the Public Relations Officer of the University, Abiodun Olanrewaju available to SOJ WORLDWIDE, it condemned the attacks in total terms saying some of the students sustained various degrees of injuries.

“The management of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, has condemned, in strong terms, the unnecessary attacks on her students by some hoodlums who not only rob them of their valuables but also inflict injuries on them.

The Public Relations Officer of the University, Mr. Abiodun Olarewaju, made this known in a statement he issued on Tuesday.

Speaking on the heels of an attack by some armed men on Monday, 20th October, 2025, at a students’ hostel identified as Oreoluwa Hostel in Moremi Estate within Ile -Ife metropolis, Olarewaju stated that the prompt actions of the University students’ union officials, who conveyed the injured students to the University Heath and Medical Centre, were applauded by the University Administration.

According to the University Spokesman: ” at the Health Centre, three (3) of the students who sustained deep machete cuts to the head and both hands, were identified and promptly treated are: Ogedengbe Emmanuel Oluwafemi, a part four student of the Department of Management and Accounting (Matric. No:MAC/2021/235);
Emmanuel Akinribiye, also a part four student of the Department of Management and Accounting (Matric. No: MAC/2021/110) and Olalekan David Okemiga, a final year student of the Department of Mathematics (Matric. No: MTH/2019/027) who was also beaten with a machete but miraculously did not sustain any cuts.”

While condemning the attacks which occurred between the hours of 2235 hours and 2330 hours, the Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Adebayo Simeon Bamire, who appreciated the prompt response of the officers and men of the Nigerian Police, A Division, Ile -Ife, and Oke – Otubu Division, Modakeke, also called on all security operatives, particularly the Nigerian Police and the Directorate of State Service (DSS) to further intensify their operational patrol around the students areas so that ” our students will not be living in fear while going for, and coming from lectures”.

Professor Bamire then called on all lovers of education to build more hostels within the University campus so that more students can be accommodated, protected and monitored by the University management.

The Vice Chancellor wished the students quick recovery and thanked God for sparing the lives of the victims.”

Meanwhile, the students leadership raised concern over incessant attacks on the students in recent times saying they are no longer safe.

A Press Release captioned, “We Are Not Safe” issued a distress call following the armed robbery attacks on the continuation of security breakdown.

In a viral video at the scene of the incident, it was reported that the police came after the robbers have already escaped while the vigilante around had no bullets in their gun to attacked the robbers.

“We Are Not Safe:
The Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) student community is issuing a critical distress call following a terrifying armed robbery attack last night at Oreoluwa Hostel in Moremi Estate.

While this is the first major incident this new session, it marks the continuation of a security breakdown that traumatized students with back-to-back attacks just last semester.

Our fear is compounded by the fact that Oreoluwa Hostel has been repeatedly targeted in the past. This history, combined with the extreme danger we face, proves that our lives and academic careers are in constant jeopardy:

Failure of Response: During the attack last night, the local response was severely inadequate. Three police officers arrived long after the criminals had fled.

WATCH THE SCENES OF THE ROBBERY: https://x.com/drealbigvirg/status/1980536169155748213?t=pJ0Gi7DcSJi-X2nkbDYeWw&s=19

Defenseless Community: The vigilante groups meant to protect us are functionally useless, with reports indicating their weapons have no live ammunition.

Students are left to face armed gangs defenseless.

Missing Student Tragedy: The situation is made more tragic by the case of the OAU student who was kidnapped two months ago and remains missing to date.

We cannot accept living in an environment where our safety hinges on sheer luck. We demand that the state government and security agencies treat this as a systemic failure requiring immediate, decisive action before another tragedy occurs.

INSIDE LIFE: OAU Students Cried Out Over Incessant Robbery Attacks, OAU Management Reacts To Injuries Sustained By Students (WATCH SCENE OF ROBBERY, STUDENT’S REACTIONS)

“The management of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, has condemned, in strong terms, the unnecessary attacks on her students by some hoodlums who not only rob them of their valuables but also inflict injuries on them.

The Public Relations Officer of the University, Mr. Abiodun Olarewaju, made this known in a statement he issued on Tuesday.

Professor Bamire then called on all lovers of education to build more hostels within the University campus so that more students can be accommodated, protected and monitored by the University management.

The Vice Chancellor wished the students quick recovery and thanked God for sparing the lives of the victims.”

“We Are Not Safe:
The Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) student community is issuing a critical distress call following a terrifying armed robbery attack last night at Oreoluwa Hostel in Moremi Estate.

While this is the first major incident this new session, it marks the continuation of a security breakdown that traumatized students with back-to-back attacks just last semester.

Our fear is compounded by the fact that Oreoluwa Hostel has been repeatedly targeted in the past. This history, combined with the extreme danger we face, proves that our lives and academic careers are in constant jeopardy:

Failure of Response: During the attack last night, the local response was severely inadequate. Three police officers arrived long after the criminals had fled.

WATCH THE SCENES OF THE ROBBERY: https://x.com/drealbigvirg/status/1980536169155748213?t=pJ0Gi7DcSJi-X2nkbDYeWw&s=19

Defenseless Community: The vigilante groups meant to protect us are functionally useless, with reports indicating their weapons have no live ammunition.

Students are left to face armed gangs defenseless.

Missing Student Tragedy: The situation is made more tragic by the case of the OAU student who was kidnapped two months ago and remains missing to date.

We cannot accept living in an environment where our safety hinges on sheer luck. We demand that the state government and security agencies treat this as a systemic failure requiring immediate, decisive action before another tragedy occurs.

We are students, and we demand the right to live and study in safety. Action must be taken now.

WATCH THE SCENES OF THE ROBBERY: https://x.com/drealbigvirg/status/1980536169155748213?t=pJ0Gi7DcSJi-X2nkbDYeWw&s=19

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“The management of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, has condemned, in strong terms, the unnecessary attacks on her students by some hoodlums who not only rob them of their valuables but also inflict injuries on them.

The Public Relations Officer of the University, Mr. Abiodun Olarewaju, made this known in a statement he issued on Tuesday.

Professor Bamire then called on all lovers of education to build more hostels within the University campus so that more students can be accommodated, protected and monitored by the University management.

The Vice Chancellor wished the students quick recovery and thanked God for sparing the lives of the victims.”

“We Are Not Safe: The Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) student community is issuing a critical distress call following a terrifying armed robbery attack last night at Oreoluwa Hostel in Moremi Estate.

While this is the first major incident this new session, it marks the continuation of a security breakdown that traumatized students with back-to-back attacks just last semester.

Our fear is compounded by the fact that Oreoluwa Hostel has been repeatedly targeted in the past. This history, combined with the extreme danger we face, proves that our lives and academic careers are in constant jeopardy:

Failure of Response: During the attack last night, the local response was severely inadequate. Three police officers arrived long after the criminals had fled.

WATCH THE SCENES OF THE ROBBERY: https://x.com/drealbigvirg/status/1980536169155748213?t=pJ0Gi7DcSJi-X2nkbDYeWw&s=19

Defenseless Community: The vigilante groups meant to protect us are functionally useless, with reports indicating their weapons have no live ammunition.

Students are left to face armed gangs defenseless.

Missing Student Tragedy: The situation is made more tragic by the case of the OAU student who was kidnapped two months ago and remains missing to date.

We cannot accept living in an environment where our safety hinges on sheer luck. We demand that the state government and security agencies treat this as a systemic failure requiring immediate, decisive action before another tragedy occurs.

We are students, and we demand the right to live and study in safety. Action must be taken now.

WATCH THE SCENES OF THE ROBBERY: https://x.com/drealbigvirg/status/1980536169155748213?t=pJ0Gi7DcSJi-X2nkbDYeWw&s=19

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“We Are Not Safe:
The Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) student community is issuing a critical distress call following a terrifying armed robbery attack last night at Oreoluwa Hostel in Moremi Estate.