ATTEMPTED ABDUCTION: LASU Explains Suspension of 3 Students

Following the suspension of three students for allegedly attempting to kidnap the President of the Students Union Government, management of the Lagos State University (LASU) has given more insight into what led to the suspension of the accused students. Addressing some journalists on Monday at the Lagos State University main campus, Ojo, Dean Students Affairs, Dr. Oluwafunmi Obayori said contrary to the report by one of the suspended students on social media, Oladayo Mojeed, a 500 level student of the School of Transport, who accused the management’s decision as one sided, the Dean said his claim was not correct. According to the Dean, the claim by the Lagos State University Students’ Union (LASUSU) President, ‘Tayo Sekoni that the trio attempted to abduct him on Thursday July 28, 2016 has been firmly established by the University management as one of the accused Adebanjo Fatai, a 500 level student of the Faculty of Law confirmed he actually threatened to assault the President anytime he is opportune to have encounter with him. “After the report came to us from Tayo Sekoni that they made attempt to abduct him, because he once had encounter with Adebanjo during their journey to Gombe State for the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) convention, where it was later learnt that there was a scuffle between them. Sekoni alleged that Adebanjo has since been threatening his life and I called Adebanjo to my office to ask his own side of the story, right in front of me, he repeated that he would beat Sekoni to coma if he lays hands on him”, he said. The Dean disclosed further that after the attempted abduction, he still summoned Adebanjo Fatai and his cohorts, Oladayo Mojeed and a fresh graduate of the University, Fola Kosoko on the same matter and asked them to explain in writing their own side of the story, but they never replied until police waded into the matter. He called on the public to dismiss claims by the suspended students that LASU management has taken side with the SUG President, as he added that police is already investigating the matter but the decision to suspend them was based on their past records as the trio had been involved in various Students’ Union misdemeanor. “Folajimi has graduated from the University but still waiting behind to foment trouble on campus, he was once involved in a crisis within the National Union of Lagos State Students (NULASS) and at various levels, restriction has been placed on him, infact, we were to lift the ban when he started another trouble, likewise Dayo Mojeed who has taken to social media to steam up confusion about this present administration of LASU, and the University management feels a disciplinary action must be taken to curtail them”, he said.