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Femi Oladele, the prime suspect in the brutal murder of the two missing undergraduate students, Andrew Eloho Okah and John Friday Abba, from the Adekunle Ajain University, Akungba Akoko (AAUA), is dead, The Nation has learnt. 

The suspect, who was apprehended by detectives from the Ondo Police Command at his hotel in Akungba Akoko, died yesterday at the hospital. 

Oladele (a.k.a Tallex) was the students’ landlord, who allegedly masterminded their gruesome killing. 

He was reported to have ordered suspected cultists to deal with the victims for being allegedly disrespectful to him. 

The two undergraduate students were abducted, robbed, raped and murdered. 

The Nation reported the grim discovery of their bodies near the Ondo-Ekiti border, weeks after they were declared missing and absent from classes by coursemates. 

Sources, who spoke on Saturday, revealed that the prime suspect suddenly developed a strange illness after allegedly making a confessional statement on the brutal killing of the two students and burying their corpses in a shallow grave. 

One of the sources, who pleaded anonymity, told our reporter that the suspect – arrested alongside two other accomplices in the murder case – was rushed to the hospital where he gave up the ghost. 

“Tallex (Oladele) is dead. He gave up at the hospital yesterday after he made some confessions to the police over the killings of the two Akungba students. I learnt he had fallen sick shortly after he was arrested,” he said. 

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Olayinka Ayanlade, confirmed the death of the suspect when contacted in a phone chat, saying he was taken to the hospital where he passed on. 

Ayanlade, a deputy superintendent of police, said the suspect, who allegedly orchestrated the brutal murder of the students who also doubled as his tenants, had been in and out of the hospital following treatment before he died yesterday. 

“Yes, he’s dead. Following his arrest, the suspect (Oladele) had been in and out of the hospital under close medical supervision and was receiving adequate care before he died in the early hours of yesterday. As of now, the decomposing remains of Okah have been recovered, while efforts are ongoing to locate Abba’s body,” he said. 

The police spokesman explained that two additional suspects identified as one Kola and Micheal, who allegedly withdrew the sum of N800,000 from the late Abba’s account, have been arrested and are currently in custody, fully cooperating with investigation. 

“So, we are asking members of the public to disregard any distorted narratives seeking to divert attention from the facts and the Command can assured that justice will be fully pursued and all those involved will be made to face the full weight of the law.

“Although we deeply sympathise with the families, friends, and academic communities of the victims and remain unwavering in our commitment to justice and public safety,” he said. 

Ayanlade added that the Command has strengthened security across all higher institutions in the state through increased patrols, undercover surveillance, and community politicing initiatives.

Students of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), Ondo State, have raised alarm over the mysterious disappearance of two of their colleagues who have been missing for over two weeks.

The missing students, Andrel Eloho Okah from the Department of History and International Studies, Faculty of Arts, and John Friday Abba from the Department of Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, are both in their second year (200 level).

Sources within the university community revealed that their absence from lectures and other academic activities has raised serious concerns among classmates and staff.

A fellow student, who identified himself as Ajibola, confirmed the incident in a chat on Tuesday, saying all efforts to reach them via their mobile phones have failed.

The development has sparked widespread worry on campus as students continue to call for urgent action from authorities to unravel the mystery surrounding their disappearance.

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“For over two weeks now, the two of them have been missing from school and academic activities in class. We searched everywhere. We can’t find them, and we’re worried about their whereabouts.

“We don’t even know if it is a case of kidnapping or something else. The two of them are very close, though. But efforts to reach them through their phones have repeatedly failed. Their sudden disappearance is giving us concerns.

“We need help, and we have reported to the school management and the police, but we are not getting the response we need. They are telling us to just calm down. There’s nothing tangible that has been done.

“They only said that we should be calm and that there’s a possibility that they both went on vacation, but the students’ community is already worried and also agitated,” he told our reporter.

Worried by the grim possibilities, the relations of the two students have reportedly begun a frantic search for the duo and also reported the matter to the law enforcement agencies.

But when contacted on Tuesday, the spokesperson for the institution, Mr Victor Akinpelumi, declined to comment on the development.

But a source in the management who spoke in confidence with our reporter said the authorities of the university are on top of the case.

“The university management is aware of the case, but we are suspecting lots of developments relating to the missing students. You would agree with me that there are a lot of unwholesome activities surrounding some of these students when on campus.

“So, we are in touch with the police on the matter and to unravel what exactly could have led to this, more so that their colleagues are also suspicious of their purported whereabouts,” he said.

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Olayinka Ayanlade, could not be reached for comments when contacted.

Several calls to his official lines were not connecting, while a text message sent for reactions was yet to be delivered at the time of this report.  

The academic and professional communities will unite as a distinguished educationist and administrator, Prof. Akinrotimi Iyiomo Oyetakin, delivers the 42nd Inaugural Lecture of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria, on Tuesday, June 17, 2025.

The lecture, titled “Cost Explosion and Expenditure Implosion of Tertiary Education: Equilibrium Heresies in Motion,” will take place at Obasanjo Multi-Purpose Hall amidst global policy dynamics and the evolving challenges within the education sector.

This academic event, scheduled to commence at 1:30 p.m., will host a broad spectrum of attendees, including traditional and religious leaders, as well as distinguished members of the academic community.

Born in Lagos, Prof. Oyetakin pursued his education at Lagos State College of Education, Oto-Ijanikin, where he earned NCE in Economics and Geography after completing his primary and secondary schooling in the state. He later obtained a B.Sc. (Ed.) Hons. in Economics and a Master’s degree in Educational Management from Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo before earning his Ph.D. in Educational Management with a specialization in Economics of Education.

His teaching career began as a secondary school teacher, where he rose to the rank of Principal Education Officer (GL13) in Lagos State before transitioning to university academia as a Lecturer II. A seasoned Educational Manager and Economist of Education, Prof. Oyetakin has contributed significantly to the field, serving LASU’s External System and currently lecturing at AAUA, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State.

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At AAUA, he has held numerous leadership roles, including Acting Head of the Department of Educational Management and Chairman of several committees.

The erudite scholar has travelled to many of the world first class Universities such as, University of London, Oxford University, Cambridge University, United Kingdom, Harvard University, Boston, USA, Sapienza University, Italy, University of Ghana, Legon, Kampala International University College, Dar Es Salam, Tanzania, University of Education, Winneba  among others where he delivered research papers.

Prof. Oyetakin has authored over twenty books and has published more than sixty-five articles in national and international peer-reviewed journals. He is also an Editor to several national and international journals. He is a Fellow of the International Institute of Logistics and Administration and an active member of numerous professional and academic associations worldwide.

He is happily married to Dr. Mrs. Sylvia Olayemi Oyetakin, and their union is blessed with children.

After launching at BOWEN University, Iwo, Thespian Theatre & Production’s Komuniti Project will, on Wednesday and Saturday, berth at Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo State.

The project,  which connects theatre with environmental concerns, started at BOWEN with the performance of Rasaki Ojo-Bakare’s Ekun Omi (When Water Cries).

Chief Executive Officer, Mrs Ayo Jaiyesimi,  said the company is working with Department of Performing Arts at AAUA to stage a play: All for Peace, directed by Zachariah Akinmoladun. All for Peace will be performed on the campus, at the palace of the monarch and in the market square, bringing to memory the communal and travelling traditional theatre concept in Africa.

She explained  the creative sector, particularly performing arts, can inspire social change by presenting current situations, the need for change, and benefits of collective action.

“We are collaborating with 14 universities to drive awareness and social change. These universities will participate in workshops, scriptwriting, and performances to showcase environmental issues and promote sustainable practices,” she said.

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Head of  Performing Arts at AAUA, Dr Abayomi Adegbamigbe,  said  All for Peace is woven around 16 off-campus students in Ogunlowo’s multi-tenanted ramshackle building next to a canal.

He said besides the disrepair, one toilet serves the house with a pipe channelling waste direct to the canal. Events trigger a conflict that eventually gets resolved in favour of environmental sanity.

Komuniti Project, according to Jaiyesimi, will include 14 universities: Dennis Osadebe University, Osun State University, Lagos State University, Ojo and  Imo State University.

Others are Ekiti State University, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Kaduna State University, Kogi State University,  University of Abuja, University of Port Harcourt, University of Lafia and University of Lokoja.

A 500-level student of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba, Ondo State, Ayandare Modupe, has committed suicide.

Ayandare was the President of the Department of Agronomy.

She was said to have committed suicide around 4am after attending a church vigil.

Her body was found beside the church around Sportless villa.

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Spokesman of the Students Union Government, Comr. Olaogbebikan Noble, in a statement, said the student’s body was in agony over the incident.

According to him: “The law enforcement agency have been informed already and all hands are on desk in getting to the root of the situation. Be rest assured that justice will be served and the law enforcement agency will do thorough investigation.”

A 21-year-old final year student of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba (AAUA) Olubodun Sanni, has been arrested over the alleged murder of one Miss Adekunle Adebisi Ifeoluwa.

Miss Adekunle was found dead on February 2nd, 2024 inside the one-room apartment she rented outside the campus.

She was a 300-level student in the Department of Economics.

Sanni was alleged to have stabbed his victim to death and stole her iPhone XR.

Ondo police commissioner, Abayomi Peter Oladipo, who spoke while parading some suspects, said police discovered that the deceased phone was missing after the murder.

Abayomi stated that the police through the use of modern technology traced the phone to 21-year-old Sanni who is also a neighbour to the deceased in the hostel.

He said: “The recovered phone led to further questioning of the suspect who gave details of what happened in his confessional statement.”

He said Sanni would be charged to court at the end of the investigation.

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Abayomi also paraded one Umar Ibrahim who killed his friend, Mohammadu Adamu.

Umar reportedly killed Adamu while they were on their way to Ogali through Kogi state.

On his part, Umar said he killed Adamu when he noticed that Adamu and one Basiru planned to kidnap and kill him.