Six students of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, are to face indefinite suspension over their alleged involvement in cultism.
The registrar of the university, Margaret Omisule, who disclosed this in a statement, explained that the punitive action against the students was in continuation of the university authorities efforts towards ensuring zero tolerance to cultism.
She gave the names and respective departments of the six students as follows: Onyekwusi Praise and Udeh John, department of arts and social science education; Oladoye Oluwatobi, Ayeyi Damilola and Davis Jesulayomi, English department; and Ojo Abiodun, microbiology.
According to reports, on Monday, 20th August, the university management received a tipoff that two of their students were against their will, initiated into cultism outside the school campus.
The police was invited and 12 of the students were arrested and after police investigations, six of the students were said to have confessed to being members of different secret cult groups.
According to the statement, “After the investigation of the suspected students by the police, the university received a detailed report of the Police findings on the case on August 20, 2018, wherein it was confirmed that six of the arrested students of the university had admitted their membership of proscribed groups.
“In view of the university’s zero tolerance for cultism and in accordance with relevant statutes, the students have been suspended pending investigations by the appropriate students’ disciplinary committee.
“As it is the collective responsibility of all the stakeholders to protect the university from persons with criminal intentions, members of the community are advised to be vigilant at all times and report any suspicious activities.”
It would be recalled that in July 1999, a fatal cult clash within the school campus, led to the death of six students
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