Police find body of missing Ekiti varsity student in shallow grave, arrest 10

Police in Ekiti have found the decomposing body of the missing female student of the Federal University, Oye Ekiti (FUOYE), inside a shallow grave inside the school’s premises.

This is also they disclosed that 10 suspects have been arrested in connection with the presumed murder of the female 200-level student, identified as Miss Modupe Deborah Atanda.

Ekiti State Police’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Abutu Sunday, who confirmed the discovery via the command’s handle on X (formerly Twitter), Thursday, also disclosed that the late 200-level Nursing student of the institution was declared missing within the school premises, last Tuesday, September 5.

The PRO stated that Deborah’s body was found in a shallow grave at a distance of about 30 meters behind the nursing Lecture Hall.

“This is to inform the general public that the Ekiti State Commissioner of Police, CP Ogundare Dare, has ordered a thorough investigation into the cause of the death of one Atanda Modupe Deborah, a 200-level nursing student of Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), who was declared missing within the school premises on 5/09/2023 but found dead in a shallow grave at a distance of about 30 meters behind the nursing Lecture Hall.”

He promised that the police would ensure the perpetrators of the crime face the full wrath of the law.

The police PRO, however, appealed to students and tyeh community for calm as he assured of the command’s readiness ‘to unearth the identity of the perpetrator(s) and ensure they are made to face the full wrath of the law.’

“While appealing to everyone to be calm, the commissioner vows that the command will do everything possible to unearth the identity of the perpetrator(s) and ensure they are made to face the full wrath of the law.

“The command enjoins anyone with useful information concerning the ugly incident to visit Oye Divisional Police Headquarters, Oye-Ekiti or State CIID or call 09064050086/08053499199.

“Meanwhile, the body of the deceased has been deposited in the morgue for autopsy while 10 suspects are currently in custody undergoing investigation.”

It would be recalled that the institution, through its Registrar, Mufutau Ibrahim, had announced the death of the student in a statement, even as it ‘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 to get to the root of the sad development and bring to book the culprits.”