The death of one of its students at the hands of suspected armed robbers has been confirmed by the University of Ibadan.
Ridwan Adebayo, a final year student at the college, was killed by armed thieves a few meters from the institution’s main gate on Sunday, according to InsightnaijaTV.
Adebayo was a final-year student in the Department of History, Faculty of Arts, when he was slain in the Preboye area.
After his cellphone was stolen, the dead was shot by armed robbers.
The victim died on his way to the hospital.
However, the incidence has been confirmed by the university.
Mr. Tunji Oladejo, the university’s director of communication, stated in a statement released to the media on Sunday evening that the student’s body had been transported to University College Hospital (UCH) for an autopsy.