The Students’ Union Government (SUG) of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), has issued a stern ultimatum to the Nigeria Police Force, demanding the immediate presentation of the remains of a key suspect linked to the murder of two students of the institution.
In a statement released on Friday by the SUG Public Relations Officer, Comrade Ajidagba Mosadoluwa Akinbobola, popularly known as “Mosa Gold,” the union gave the police a deadline of two to three hours to present the suspect’s corpse for verification or face mass student protests in Akure, the state capital.
The students expressed outrage following reports that one of the suspects, arrested in connection with the deaths of Andrel Eloho Okah (popularly known as “Annie”), a History and International Studies student, and John Abba, an Economics student, had died in police custody.
“This announcement is not a plea—it is a demand,” the statement read. “We demand to see the body of the alleged suspect. The police must show transparency in this matter or risk facing a full-blown protest from the AAUA student body.”
The two students had been declared missing since June 20, 2025. Their decomposing bodies were discovered over two weeks later in a forest located along the Ondo-Ekiti boundary, sparking widespread grief and calls for justice.
The Ondo State Police Command had earlier confirmed the arrest of a landlord and two others allegedly involved in the crime. However, the recent development regarding the death of one of the suspects in custody has raised further suspicion among the student community.
The SUG, in its statement, insisted that failure to display the suspect’s remains for proper identification would be interpreted as a cover-up attempt, and vowed that students would storm Akure in protest.
“This is a critical moment. Our fallen colleagues must not die in vain. Justice must be seen to be done,” Mosa Gold said.
As of the time of filing this report, the Ondo State Police Command had yet to issue any official response to the students’ demands.
The AAUA student union is calling for transparency, accountability, and justice, urging security agencies to expedite investigations and ensure that all perpetrators involved in the heinous crime are brought to book.
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