Suspected Cultists kill Owo Poly Student While Buying Egg Roll

Some suspected members of a cult group at the Owo Polytechnic, Ondo State, on Thursday killed a student of the institution simply identified as Ajibade.

PUNCH Metro learnt that Ajibade, an ND 1 student in the Department of Public Administration, was killed around 6pm when he went out to buy an eggroll opposite the school gate.

It was gathered that other students and residents of the area ran for their lives when they heard the gunshot.

A source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the reason for the killing was still unknown, adding that it was the third within the space of one month.

The source said, “This is how they kill themselves here in Owo; we don’t know what he did, maybe he was a cult member or they used his murder to send a message to some people.

“They killed him while he was buying eggroll opposite the school gate around a place they called Orita, and it’s not even up to two months that they killed two students.”

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Femi Joseph, who confirmed the incident to our correspondent, said some suspects had been arrested.

“I can confirm that the incident happened; one of the cult members was killed and we have made some arrests and we have restored normalcy to the place,” he said.