Students of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), Ondo State, have raised alarm over the mysterious disappearance of two of their colleagues who have been missing for over two weeks.
The missing students, Andrel Eloho Okah from the Department of History and International Studies, Faculty of Arts, and John Friday Abba from the Department of Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, are both in their second year (200 level).
Sources within the university community revealed that their absence from lectures and other academic activities has raised serious concerns among classmates and staff.
A fellow student, who identified himself as Ajibola, confirmed the incident in a chat on Tuesday, saying all efforts to reach them via their mobile phones have failed.
The development has sparked widespread worry on campus as students continue to call for urgent action from authorities to unravel the mystery surrounding their disappearance.
“For over two weeks now, the two of them have been missing from school and academic activities in class. We searched everywhere. We can’t find them, and we’re worried about their whereabouts.
“We don’t even know if it is a case of kidnapping or something else. The two of them are very close, though. But efforts to reach them through their phones have repeatedly failed. Their sudden disappearance is giving us concerns.
“We need help, and we have reported to the school management and the police, but we are not getting the response we need. They are telling us to just calm down. There’s nothing tangible that has been done.
“They only said that we should be calm and that there’s a possibility that they both went on vacation, but the students’ community is already worried and also agitated,” he told our reporter.
Worried by the grim possibilities, the relations of the two students have reportedly begun a frantic search for the duo and also reported the matter to the law enforcement agencies.
But when contacted on Tuesday, the spokesperson for the institution, Mr Victor Akinpelumi, declined to comment on the development.
But a source in the management who spoke in confidence with our reporter said the authorities of the university are on top of the case.
“The university management is aware of the case, but we are suspecting lots of developments relating to the missing students. You would agree with me that there are a lot of unwholesome activities surrounding some of these students when on campus.
“So, we are in touch with the police on the matter and to unravel what exactly could have led to this, more so that their colleagues are also suspicious of their purported whereabouts,” he said.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Olayinka Ayanlade, could not be reached for comments when contacted.
Several calls to his official lines were not connecting, while a text message sent for reactions was yet to be delivered at the time of this report.