By Desire Emmanuel
A student of the Lagos State University (LASU) who was attacked along with his friends at his off-campus residence by armed robbers in the Iba area of the state has died five days after the attack.
The student, Boluwatife Joseph Otabor of the Department of History and International Studies, Faculty of Arts, was attacked on Friday night, May 29 and succumbed to injuries he sustained on Tuesday, June 2, five days after the attack.
It was gathered that the robbers invaded the residence where Otabor and other students lived and took away their valuables. In the course of the attack, he was shot by the robbers and was later rushed to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja.
The university authorities on Thursday, June 4, issued a statement on his death, describing it as sad and unfortunate.
It said representatives of the university engaged with his family, officials of LASUTH and law-enforcement authorities.
“The university is actively cooperating with security agencies to ensure that the circumstances surrounding the attack are thoroughly investigated and those responsible are brought to justice,” it stated.
“The university, again, condoles with the family and all who knew him and prays that the Almighty God will give them the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss. We also pray that the soul of Otabor rest in perfect peace,” it added.
