Wednesday, June 5, 2024

25 Ajayi Crowther varsity undergraduates arraigned for beating fellow student to death 5th June 2024

The Southern Post


Twenty-five students from the Ajayi Crowther University in Oyo State were arraigned before a Chief Magistrate Court on Wednesday in connection with the murder of a fellow student, Alex Timileyin. Timileyin was allegedly beaten to death by his colleagues for allegedly stealing a mobile phone.


The accused students, ranging in age from 18 to 34, have been remanded in prison custody until July 8, when their trial is scheduled to commence.

An activist from Itsekiri in the Warri Kingdom, Delta State, known as 'Lord Of Warri', revealed the incident on X.com. According to THE SOUTHERN POST Online, Timileyin was fatally beaten inside Shepherd Inn hostel on the school grounds by fellow students over accusations of mobile phone theft.

“The court has remanded them in prison until July 8, pending trial.


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