Bowen varsity sets up panel to unmask student’s killers

The management of Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State, said it had set up a three-member committee that would relate with the police and assist in unmasking the assailants involved in the recent killing of a student of the institution.

Earlier, the Osun State Police Command said its detectives had commenced an investigation to unravel the identities of those who stabbed to death the 200-level student of Bowen University, identified simply as Paul.

The command’s spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola, who made the disclosure, further said the incident was reported at the Iwo Divisional headquarters last Wednesday at about 10: 55pm.

Opalola also said the deceased, until his death, was a student in the Department of Computer Science at the university.

“On 22/01/2025 at about 10:55pm, one Akindoyo Joseph, CSO, Bowen University, Iwo, came to the Iwo Police Divisional Headquarters, Iwo and reported that one Paul Thinker, a 200-Level Computer Science student was stabbed by unknown person or persons,” Opalola said.

Speaking on the efforts by the management to investigate the incident and expose the perpetrators, Bowen University’s Public Relations Officer, Havillah Sam Aliyu, in a message sent to PUNCH Metro, commended the police’s prompt response when called by the management.

Aliyu also said family members of the deceased student held a meeting with the management last Thursday, adding that normalcy “is gradually returning to the campus, though the atmosphere remains one of cautious hope as we await swift justice for the perpetrator(s) of this despicable act.”

He further said, “Management is satisfied with the prompt response and professionalism displayed by the police, and we are optimistic that the culprit(s) will be apprehended soon.

“While the police are leading the investigation, a three-man committee was immediately set up during an emergency Senate meeting on the morning of Thursday, January 23, 2025. This committee, with full support from the management, has been tasked with gathering as much information as possible and relaying it to the police.

“The management has taken proactive steps to enhance security by increasing manpower and enlisting the assistance of the police and other sister agencies to intensify patrols in and around the campus.”