Authorities of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), on Wednesday, said it will collaborate with the police to unravel the mystery surrounding the death of one of its students.

A 300-level student of agricultural engineering at the institution, Ridwan Oladipupo, reportedly died on June 24 under mysterious circumstances off-campus.

In a statement by the institution’s registrar, Olayinka Balogun, made available to journalists in Ibadan, Oyo State, the authorities expressed sadness over the death of Mr Oladipupo.

She said that from the information available, the deceased left his off-campus hostel to an undisclosed location to study on June 24 and didn’t return.

The registrar said, “On June 25, 2025, the Acting Dean of Student Affairs received a call from the divisional police officer (DPO) of the Owode Division of the Nigeria Police Force about the discovery of a corpse in front of Nurudeen Grammar School, Under-G Road, Ogbomoso. Efforts made by the police and the dean of student affairs to ascertain whether the deceased was a LAUTECH student did not yield much, as neither students nor residents of the area could identify the body at that time. The police moved the body to LAUTECH Teaching Hospital Mortuary, and until that time, no official report had come to the university.

“It was gathered that the deceased’s father showed up at his off-campus hostel on Sunday, June 29, 2025, accompanied by a police officer, and the occupants of the hostel were interrogated. Until now, however, there has still been no official representation before the university.’’

Ms Balogun said that since the matter was before the police, the university would not wish to comment further in order not to jeopardise the police investigation. 

(NAN)