Pandemonium In Ede As Cultist Kill Student, Motorcyclist

Ede Town was thrown into confusion and pandemonium as students of the Federal Polytechnic, Ede took to the streets to protest the death of one of their own who was brutally murdered along with a Motorcyclist in the early hours of Thursday morning by suspected cultists.

The students who barricaded major roads within Ede township also stormed the palace of Oba Munirudeen Adesola Lawal, the Timi of Ede Land to protest the killing of Hassan Adedeji and the yet to be identified commercial motorcyclist.

The action of the students who barricaded roads with burnt tyres caused traffic holds up and prevented the free flow of vehicular movements.

Revealing the lead up to the shooting, the National President of the Federation of Ede Youths Association, Abdulazeez Mufutaudeen stated that the deceased student was a Higher National Diploma (HND) student of the Federal Polytechnic, Ede who was awaiting his call up for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).

Abdulazeez disclosed that the late student had taken a commercial motorcycle to purchase marijuana when he was confronted by the suspected cultists with whom he allegedly had some form of misunderstanding in the past.

The killings he also revealed occurred around the Agbalemobode area which is very close to the second gate.

Reacting to the killings, the spokesperson of  The Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Sola Lawal described the incident as unfortunate adding that the institution's management was saddened by the news and urging students to allow the law to take its course.

Lawal who explained that the Nigerian Police have swung into action assured that that the culprits would be brought to book when apprehended.

Also, the Osun State Command of the Nigerian Police has confirmed the incident.

Confirming the incident, the Command Police Public Relations Officer, Yemisi Opalola vowed that the prime suspect, Rasheed Okoolu, a notorious Ede based cultist when nabbed would be brought to book. She also revealed that the manhunt was on to nab him wherever he was hiding.