Corpses Of Two Missing AAUA Students Found

By Ayodele Oni

After three weeks of search, the two missing students of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko in Ondo state (AAUA), Andrel Eloho Okah, and John Friday Abba, have been found dead.

The corpses of Okah, of the Department of History and International Studies in the Faculty of Art and Abba of the Department of Economics in the Faculty of Agriculture at the state university, were discovered over the weekend.

The sad development occurred three weeks after the duo were declared missing from the institution by their course mates.

A colleague who simply identified himself as Ajibola, who confirmed the news of the two missing students in a chat three weeks ago, said efforts to track the duo through their phone numbers have been abortive.

He explained that the two students have been absent from classes and academic activities on campus, saying their whereabouts has sparked outcry and concerns among fellow coursemates.

“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 needed. They are telling us to just calm down. There’s nothing tangible that has been done.

A security source confirmed the death of the two undergraduate students in a chat on Sunday.

“It’s sad to inform you that the two missing AAUA students have been killed by their suspected abductors, and their dead bodies have been found where they kept them.

“Some of our men are already on their way to recover their corpses inside the bush at a border town between Akoko and Ekiti,” the source said.

Olayinka Ayanlade, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the State, promised to get back when contacted over the development.