Babcock University Says Girl Killed At A Hotel In Ikorodu Dropped Out Of School

Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, has said a young lady, allegedly killed by a guard at a hotel in Ikorodu, Lagos, recently was no longer a student of the university when she was killed.




Miss Busayo Ogunkoya, 22, was reportedly shot dead by one Mr. Azeez Ibrahim, a guard attached to Mambillah Hotel, Ikorodu, during a
birthday party on July 5. Ibrahim was said to be drunk when he shot Ogunkoya.




In a statement by the Director, Communication and Marketing, Mr. Joshua Suleiman, however, authorities of the university said while Ogunkoya was admitted into the university some years back, she had since dropped out.





The statement reads in part, "While we regret the passing away of Busayo Ogunkoya, and sympathise with her family members, who currently are in anguish over this irreparable loss, Babcock University wishes to state here unequivocally that the victim was not our student at the time of her death.




"She was admitted into Babcock University during the 2011/2012 academic session to read Public Administration. She dropped out of the university after one semester.


Since then, she ceased to be our student. Therefore, she could not have been our student.''




The Deputy Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos Police Command, Mr. Lelma Kolle, had said concerning the girl's killing, "Yes, the incident happened. The girl was in the hotel and the security man opened fire on her. Nobody knows his reason for doing that. The police have arrested the assistant manager of the hotel, the deceased's boyfriend and the security man. The case has been transferred to the SCID.''