Oyo Varsity Students Beat Colleague To Death For Alleged Phone Theft

A yet-to-be-identified male student of the Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, in Oyo State, has allegedly been clubbed to death inside a hostel known as Shepherd Inn on the school premises.

The deceased was said to have been beaten from 6 pm on Friday to about 10 am on Saturday by a group of other students for allegedly stealing a mobile phone.

A source said the deceased hair was also forcefully shaved by his assailants after he was reportedly caught with the stolen mobile phone, according to report.

“They said they caught him with a stolen phone. They started beating him from 6 pm yesterday (Friday) until he died at about 10 am today (Saturday).

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“The incident happened at ‘Shepherd Inn’. It’s like a lodge or a hostel now. They also shaved the hair of the guy before beating him,” the source said.

In some videos shared on Saturday night, the deceased rolled on the hostel floor while other students were beating him with sticks.

In one of the recordings, one of the students was heard encouraging the other student to smack the deceased “harder, harder.”

Meanwhile, the varsity management confirmed the incident in a statement credited to the spokesperson, Femi Atoyebi, published by the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday.

The statement said the students suspected of having taken part in the alleged crime had been expelled and handed over to the police for prosecution.

Atoyebi said, “Contrary to what is trending, the university affirms that there is no cultism in the institution, just as the university has zero tolerance for any sort of anti-societal vices and misconduct.

“It is important to stress that the expelled students do not belong to any cult group.”