Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has described the reported rape and murder of a 300-level student of the University of Ilorin, Olajide Omowumi Blessing as “shocking and utterly condemnable” We
reported that the student was allegedly raped and murdered by some yet-to-be-identified persons at her sister’s house on Tuesday June 1, in Ilorin, the state capital. See here
In a statement issued on Friday, June 4, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Rafiu Ajakaye assured that security agencies will fish out suspected killers of the student.
“The development is heart-wrenching and absolutely unacceptable. Such antisocial and despicable behaviour will never be acceptable to all people of good conscience, and all of us will unite to fight this to a logical conclusion,” the statement reads.
“I call on the security agencies to get to the root of this dastardly act with a view to bringing the mindless perpetrators to book.
I similarly call on anyone with valuable information to volunteer same to the security agencies,” the Governor said in a personal statement mourning the late Blessing.
“I sincerely commiserate with the parents of the deceased, her course/ housemates, and the university community on this sad incident, while praying the Almighty God to repose her soul.
I join every person of good conscience to seek justice for Blessing so that such callous action and its perpetrators will never find a foothold in our society.