The management of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, has confirmed the death of a final-year student, Oluwole Oluwaseun, with the circumstances surrounding the incident now under police investigation.
Oluwaseun, a student of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, was reportedly found in an apartment in the Damico area of Ooni Layout, Ile-Ife, on Tuesday, September 15, 2026.
According to the university, its Quick Response and Security Team was alerted to the incident at about 1:30pm and immediately proceeded to the location.
The Nigeria Police was subsequently contacted, leading officers from the A Division, Moore, Ile-Ife, to join the university's security personnel at the scene.
The deceased was later taken to the university's Health Centre, where a medical doctor reportedly confirmed his death.
In a statement issued on Wednesday by the university's Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Olarewaju, the institution said relevant information and items recovered from the scene had been handed over to the police.
“The university is deeply concerned by the circumstances surrounding the death and has handed relevant information and items recovered from the scene to the police for further investigation,” the statement said.
The university said the police had commenced investigation into the incident and urged members of the university community to avoid spreading unverified information or speculating on the circumstances of the student's death.
The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Simeon Bamire, expressed condolences to the deceased's family, friends and colleagues, while assuring students facing emotional, financial or other personal difficulties that appropriate support structures were available.
