The University of Lagos has officially verified the tragic death of Adekunle Agboola, a second-year student in the Department of Metallurgical and Material Engineering, Faculty of Engineering.
The unfortunate incident occurred outside the university premises on Saturday when he was attempting to recover his colleague’s stolen phone from a group of robbers.
The university conveyed its condolences to the grieving family through a message signed by Adejoke Alaga-Ibraheem, Principal Assistant Registrar of the Communication Unit.
Additionally, the University mentioned that the police are currently conducting an investigation into the matter, expressing their deep sadness over the incident.
The release read, “It was with heavy heart, that the Management of the University of Lagos, received the sad news of the death of Mr Al Ameen Adekunle Agboola, a 200-level student of the Department of Metallurgical and Material Engineering, Faculty of Engineering who died outside the University premises on Saturday, June 3, 2023.
“The unfortunate incident surrounding his death is being investigated by the Nigerian Police Force, with the full cooperation of the University.
“The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Folasade T. Ogunsola, OON, on behalf of the entire University community, commiserates with the family of Mr Agboola, and prays that God grants the bereaved family the strength and fortitude to bear the irreplaceable loss.”
It was reported that the incident involving the deceased student, Adekunle, and his colleague, known as Opeyemi, occurred while they were traveling on a shuttle bus from Yaba to UNILAG. During the journey, a man who was hanging at the back of the bus snatched Opeyemi’s iPhone 7 Plus.
Disturbed by what had happened, Opeyemi raised an alarm, prompting Adekunle to make a brave decision to chase after the robber who had jumped off the bus to escape with the stolen phone.
As Adekunle closed in on the suspect, another criminal, believed to be an accomplice of the fleeing robber, unexpectedly appeared and fired a gunshot, killing the 23-year-old student.
