Ondo Assembly decries students’ killings at AAUA

July 30, 2025 by Our Reporter

Lawmakers of the Ondo State House of Assembly have decried the incessant killings of students of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko(AAUA) by some suspected criminals.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that three students of AAUA were recently killed in different circumstances by some indigenes of the university’s host community.

The lawmakers, who spoke at the plenary yesterday under matter of urgent public importance, asked the university hosts community to rise up against criminal elements in the community.Mr Tope Agbulu(Akoko South-West 2 -PDP), said the recent killings had thrown the community into mourning.

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Agbulu, who is an indigene of the university’s host community, said the heart-breaking incidents created an atmosphere of fear and tension among students and residents.

“The town of Akungba-Akoko, known historically as a student-friendly community, has recently seen a disturbing shift in dynamics, as criminal and violent elements among a few indigenes are now targeting students.