From Priscilla Ediare, Ado-Ekiti
A missing year-two Nursing student of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti(FUOYE) Modupe Deborah Atanda, has been found dead.
The deceased was declared missing earlier in the week and the University Management immediately swung into action by collaborating with security agencies to unravel her whereabouts
Reacting to the sad development, the management of the institution in a statement signed by its Registrar, Mufutau Ibrahim, on Wednesday, condoled with the parents of the deceased, the entire students and the university community.
The statement entitled, ‘FUOYE announces painful death of missing student, condoles parents’, reads:
“Management of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), has with a heavy heart, announced the painful passing on of a student, Modupe Deborah Atanda.
“It will be recalled that earlier today, the Management had made public the disturbing development of the missing of the deceased and assured that investigation was ongoing as to unravel the whereabouts of the poor students.
“But current information reaching the security outfit of the University has disclosed that the said student is dead.
“While the University Management condoles with the deceased family and the generality of the University community, particularly our dear students, the Management reiterated that investigation is still ongoing and this is being done in collaboration with national security agencies with a view to getting to the root of the sad development and bringing to book the culprits.
“We, therefore, appeal to students and all other stakeholders to remain calm.”