- By Kolade Malik Ademola
Students residing in Block D and E of Olori Hall were robbed of their valuable belongings in the night of Wednesday, 26 June, 2019.
The robbery cases were two in a night. One started around 8:00pm at Block D2 and D3 where the travelling bag, documents and valuables of students were stolen. The other began around 1:00am at Block E where a full-fledged raid happened lasting through the night till 4:00am and several of the students’ possessions were carted away.
“They were three; two boys and one girl. One of the boys came in with knife into our room, he was putting on a hood and covered in mask. One camped us in our room while the other one raided the other rooms. They came through an entrance near the fence. ” Nifemi, one of the victims told PRESS COUNCIL.
Picture of the robbers’ entry taken from inside of the hostel 
Picture of the robbers’ entry taken from outside of the hostel.
There have been cases of theft previously carried out in the Hall of Residence, and as the students reported, nothing have been done so far. PRESS COUNCIL gathered that the Wednesday’s night robberby incidence was the fourth case happening this semester.
“They came robbing us in the hostel before the strike, and during the strike when the hostels were empty of students, some of us resumed to our rooms broken into and some of our belongings stolen” Bukola and Esther, residents of Block E told PRESS COUNCIL.
During the raid, at Block E – 20, after robbing them, they choked one of their victims and beat the other and threatened to set them ablaze should they shout to attract audience. In another comic moment, PRESS COUNCIL gathered that the robbers had to cook and still had the time to eat.
“They were strategic, cunning and violent in how they operated. The made a mimicry of how the hostel guards do at night by banging the metals. This caught some of us off-guard thinking it’s the security men, while some of us who could differentiate were confused if they were the security men or not” Tayo, a resident of the hostel told PRESS COUNCIL.
Some rooms in poor condition 
Some rooms in poor condition..
“Around 10:00pm, some ladies residing in Block D came to the Portal’s office to lodge complaints of a boy that attacked them with a knife and robbed them of their belongings. Around 5:00am again, another set of students came down to the office to report another over night theft.” Mr. Jimoh R. A., one of the Portals on night duty told PRESS COUNCIL.
The students have voiced out about the insecurity encroaching the Olori Hall, emphasing on the fact that girls are mostly prone to vulnerability of attacks at night, and thus need adequate security in the hostel. The students residing in the hostels have complained of the poor security and living conditions in the hostel.
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This is not only applicable to olori hostel,it has also been happening in orisun hall of residence since I resume as a fresher January this year, we’ve complained and keep complaining,no perpetrator was brought to book and no refund of lost items.
I wonder what the security personnel is been paid for.Also Sango-First bank-Poly(southgate) has been a raiding point for the perpetrators as well at day and nights.
I think it is high time Oyo state Ministry of Education declare Polybadan state of emergency, the last I came to the school premises I saw men of civil defense so what is happening? Are they working during the day and not night? Management are only concerned about money and nothing more…… Kindly interview the school CSO on this matter….. More strength to the council.
How many security personnel do they have on the campus and what’s their mode of activities?
How many hostel officers do they have on ground at different hostels ?
What’s the duty of the SUG on campus they are not meant to cause crisis alone but make sure rights of students are protected .
School management must come out and address this Anomaly
Apart from them having informants in the hostel…The security there is not enough
How can just two old security men protect a whole of Olori hostel without weapon to defend themselves apart from iron rod.
The management should please come to our aid.
No adequate security for hostels if only we want to lie..
Same here at quarters along ui road also bringing knife to collect phone from student ,breaking doors ,windows ,nd this shouldn’t be the way we are going to live cause they might decided one day to bring gun please quarters also there should be security at least the money we are paying for room should be enough to av at least maybe 2 security please
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