A 300-level student at the Federal University, Oye Ekiti (FUOYE) in Ekiti State, Rachael Olufogbe, has been arrested by the police for allegedly assaulting a fellow student on Saturday. The incident occurred at a private hostel in the Oye Egbo community, located outside the university premises, following a disagreement over the use of a clothesline.
According to sources, the altercation began when the victim moved Olufogbe’s clothes to make space on the line for her own laundry. Olufogbe reportedly objected, leading to a heated exchange of words between the two students. The situation escalated when Olufogbe allegedly used a blade to inflict injuries on the victim.
Images obtained by our correspondent show the victim sustained severe cuts to her throat, head, and chest.
Confirming the incident, FUOYE’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Sunday Fashina, stated that the assault took place off-campus in a private hostel, emphasizing that such behavior would not be tolerated within the university grounds.
“The incident happened outside the campus in a private hostel. Nobody dares that within the campus because they know the rules and regulations. If anyone tries that, it will catch up with them. The police are already handling it,” Prof. Fashina said.
He further explained that Olufogbe is currently in police custody, and the university will await the completion of the police investigation before conducting its own inquiry. “The suspect is in police custody, and once it involves the police, we cannot interfere. When they are done with their investigations, they will write to the Vice-Chancellor to give their report, then we conduct our investigation. So, let’s wait for the outcome of the police investigation.”
Efforts to reach the state Police Public Relations Officer, Sunday Abutu, were unsuccessful as calls to his phone went unanswered, and he had not responded to a WhatsApp message at the time of reporting.
