The Vice Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Prof. Simeon Bamire, has called on the students of the university who were affected by the recent raid on off-campus hostels by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to move past the ordeal.
EFCC agents had conducted a raid on hostels in Oduduwa Estate, Ile-Ife, resulting in the arrest of 69 university students.
The university’s management, along with parents and guardians, managed to secure the release of 59 of these students within a day.
In a statement released on Thursday, the Vice Chancellor expressed his appreciation for the EFCC’s swift profiling and release of the students.
He also commended the disciplined manner in which the students’ colleagues advocated for their release.
The statement read partly, “After a spirited effort by the management of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, which sent representatives to the Ibadan zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to intervene in the case of arrested students, the EFCC has released 59 of the students.
“While thanking the officials of the EFCC for the quick profiling and eventual release of the students in less than 24 hours, the Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof Simeon Bamire urged the EFCC to partner with the management of various Institutions of higher learning to organise workshops for students across faculties to sensitise the students about the danger of financial crimes and cyber criminalities.
“The Vice Chancellor, therefore, appealed to students who were victims of the raid to put the experience behind them and move on with their lives. He lauded other students who rallied round their affected colleagues for being their brothers’ keepers without being violent nor exhibiting any act of vandalism.”
