Alex Timileyi, a 200-level engineering student at Ajayi Crowther University in Oyo State, has tragically died after being brutally beaten by fellow students.
The incident happened inside a hostel known as Shepherd Inn on the university campus, where he was allegedly attacked for stealing a mobile phone.
Reports by Punch Online indicate that the deceased endured continuous beating from 6 p.m. on Friday until about 10 a.m. on Saturday.
A source within the school, who requested anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter, confirmed the prolonged assault and added that Timileyi’s hair was forcibly shaved before the beating commenced.
“They said they caught him with a stolen phone. They started beating him from 6 p.m. yesterday (Friday) until he died at about 10 a.m. today (Saturday). The incident happened at ‘Shepherd Inn’. It’s like a lodge or a hostel now. They also shaved the hair of the guy before beating him,” the source revealed.
Two videos obtained by our correspondent show Timileyi being beaten with sticks while he lay on the hostel floor. In one video, a student can be heard urging others to hit the deceased “harder, harder.”
The university management has confirmed the incident through a statement by spokesperson Femi Atoyebi, published by the News Agency of Nigeria.
The statement noted that the students involved in the crime have been expelled and handed over to the police for prosecution.
Atoyebi stated, “Contrary to what is trending, the university affirms that there is no cultism in the institution, just as the university has zero tolerance for any sort of anti-societal vices and misconduct. It is important to stress that the expelled students do not belong to any cult group.”
