10 OAU students still in EFCC custody – Management
10 OAU students still in EFCC custody – Management
Management of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, has confirmed the release of some students of the university arrested by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission at their hostels on Wednesday.
The Public Relations Officer of the university, Abiodun Olanrewaju, who spoke with newsmen on Wednesday evening however said 10 students were still being detained by the anti-graft agency in its Ibadan zonal office.
The students were arrested in their hall of residence located in Oduduwa Estate along Ibadan/Ife road in the early hours of Wednesday.
According to him, the students were released to the management and some of their parents, adding that those being held were said to be having cases to answer.
He said, “We are on our way going back to Ile-Ife from Ibadan now. They have released the students to us (management) and their parents, who were present at the Commission’s office this evening.
“But they detained 10 out of those that were arrested. They told us that they had a strong case to answer. We are on our way and I will brief you more about it tomorrow. Thank you.”
Earlier, the OAU management had said a delegation from the school had visited the Ibadan zonal office of the EFCC, to profile those arrested in the early hour raid on some hostels located outside the campus.
Speaking with the The PUNCH, Olanrewaju said, “We are very much conscious of the fact that some people are reckless among our students. We are not acting under the illusion that our students are doing some criminal activities but what we don’t want is for the innocent ones to suffer.
“As I am talking to you now, we are on our way to Ibadan to know the exact number of our students that were arrested, we will profile them and after that, we will report to the management, then we now know what to do.”
On the situation on the campus after the raid, Olanrewaju said, “Everywhere is calm. Please know that the students were not arrested on campus. They were arrested at different hostels outside the campus but that is not to say that we will not take care of our students because.
“We can’t say that because they were arrested outside the campus we just keep quiet like that, no. We are going to Ibadan the Zonal Office of the agency now.”
