Ogun Student death: NAOS give customs 14 days ultimatum, plan relocation of secretariat to Idiroko

ABIODUN JIMOH, ABEOKUTA

National Association of Ogun State Students (NAOSS) have given Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) 14 days ultimatum to adhere to its demands over the killing of student of Ojumo Community High School, Ihunbo in Ipokia local government area last week.

The Association noted that failure to meet up with their demands within the stipulated period, they will relocate their national secretariat to the office of the Nigeria Customs at Idiroko.

Ogunrombi Gbemileke Emmanuel,
National President, NAOSS stated this aftermath of the Association fact finding reports on the killing of the student named Opeyemi Odusina by Customs officer, while three others sustained injuries.

Ogunrombi, hinted that the death has remained a pain in their heart because no life was more important than the other. Adding that after a thorough investigation of the incident and in view of their discoveries, they however made the demands that the NCS must ensure full payment of the injured persons

“Also, that the NCS should meet with the family of the slain school boy, employ a member of the family into the NCS and as well pay a sum of five million naira damage to the family.

“The above demands must be met on or before the next 14 days else, the national secretariat of NAOSS will be relocated to the Idiroko office of the NCS in a massive protest which will continue until the listed demands are met.”

Furthermore, he said: “This sudden death, which claimed the life of this promising young Opeyemi Odusina prompted the leadership of the National Association of Ogun State Students to embark on a fact finding visit to the place of the horrible incident.

“Our fact finding delegate led by myself to the spot of the incident in Ihunbo area, where the ugly incident occurred, spoke with eyewitnesses and market women, most especially around the spot where the accident occurred.

“We then visited the general hospital where we found one injured motorcyclist, but from our discussion with the doctors, it was revealed that the two other victims have been discharged. When we left the hospital we then moved straight to the authority of the Nigeria Customs Service to listen to their own part of the story .

“Earlier, When we got to the area in the early hours of Tuesday morning, we observed a charged environment with youths blocking the roads. Our effort to meet with the traditional ruler was proved abortive as there was an ongoing chieftaincy wrangling which has created two thrones in the same town.”

“Upon our investigations, we discovered that only one 20-year old student died while three others sustained different degrees of injuries as against the rumour been peddled around on the social media claiming that three persons died.

“That it was an accident that led to the death of the deceased. The youths were provoked by the death of the innocent boy and immediately burnt the vehicle used to knock the deceased down.

“The custom officer who drove the vehicle seized from a suspected smuggler was speeding hence the awkward incident. The Customs paid the hospital bills of the two discharged victims injured and one other motorcyclist who is currently still under intensive care.”