(By Desire Emmanuel): The Oyo State Police Command has begun investigation into the cause of death of a teenage boy found in the University of Ibadan swimming pool.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, stated this in a statement made available to newsmen on Saturday, March 28, in Ibadan, the state capital.
Olayinka said that information gathered from the institution’s Chief Security Officer revealed that the body of the victim, aged between 14 years and 15 years, was sighted on the surface of the swimming pool in the early hours of Thursday.
The PPRO said that police detectives immediately visited the scene while preliminary investigation revealed blood oozing from the mouth and nose with slight bruises on the nose.
He said that items suspected to belong to the deceased, including a pair of shoes and a shirt, were found close to the pool, and blood stains were also observed within the pavilion area.
Olayinka said that the body was later evacuated to the General Hospital, Adeoyo, Ibadan, where he was confirmed dead on arrival and subsequently deposited at the mortuary.
According to him, the case is being treated as a suspected murder, and the command has commenced a thorough investigation to unravel the circumstances surrounding the incident.
He urged members of the public to remain calm and refrain from spreading unverified information as investigations were ongoing.
The University of Ibadan has a 50-meter Olympic-size swimming pool located between the Faculty of Education and Kenneth Dike Library, within the Old Sports Complex.
The pool is always available for students, staff and some members of the public, with swimming sessions typically held on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays around 4:00 p.m. The university also has a notice warning people without authorisation from using the swimming pool.
The university has a swimming team that has has participated in various competitions, including the Nigerian University Games Association (NUGA)
