Scholars in Ogun Order, beneath the auspices of the Nationwide Affiliation of Nigerian Scholars and Nationwide Affiliation of Ogun Order Scholars, on Tuesday, protested the dying of a pupil of Gateway ICT Polytechnic, Sapade, Aiyepe Annexe, Idowu Pelumi David.
Dead body was once reportedly killed by way of a hit-and-run motive force in entrance of the camp of the Nationwide Yongsters Provider Corps, NYSC, alongside the Ikenne-Sagumu highway ultimate month.
The scholars staged the protest on the Ogun condition police headquarters, Eleweran, Abeokuta, not easy an investigation into Idowu’s dying.
They have been armed with placards with diverse inscriptions reminiscent of, “Every live matter”, “We cannot be silenced on justice” and “Ogun Students Demands Arrest and Prosecution of NYSC State Coordinator, Diana Nasamu For Obstruction Of Justice”.
The condition Chairman of NANS, Francis Adeyanju stated, “We’re right here to sign in our displeasure over the death of considered one of our scholars. We wish to consider that justice will be successful.
“We’ve achieved our investigation and now we have perceptible the reality, however it kind of feels those population are seeking to disguise one thing from us. The condition coordinator of NYSC is making an attempt to cover one thing from us, she is hiding the motive force of the suspected automotive that killed the scholar.
“Eyewitness claimed that the driver of the suspected vehicle that killed the student drove into the NYSC camp immediately but the state coordinator has continued to deny this obvious truth.”
Additionally talking, the Nationwide President of NAOSS, Kehinde Thomas, accused the condition coordinator of NYSC, Olayinka Diana Nasamu of cover-up.
“This non violent protest is to specific our disappointment and complaint over the mindless crushing to dying of Idowu Pelumi David, an ND1 Family Management pupil of the Gateway Polytechnic, Ayepe Annex, by way of a workforce of the Nationwide Formative years Provider Corps within the condition.
“We can now not take a seat idly and make allowance the incident to be swept beneath the carpet. The lives of the Ogun Order scholars topic. Loss of life is of course the tip folks all, all of us agree. However, this careless killing of Idowu Pelumi David, should now not move with out the wrongdoer being dropped at conserve.
“Students in the state strongly believe in the integrity and capability of the police in the state, to thoroughly investigate the incident and ensure justice is not only done but seen to be served”, Thomas stated.
Addressing the protesters, the Worker Commissioner of Police in control of Operations, Manger Fergus, stated the police had already commenced investigation into the dying of the scholar.
He confident the scholars of justice and steered them to stay non violent in expressing their grievances.