Lasun Alagbe
When the Kwara State College of Health Technology, Offa, holds its maiden convocation on Saturday, the world of about 5,000 graduates it is producing with be aglow with laughter. So also is the universe of their parents and other loved ones.
But this will not be the case for the family of Mojisola Awesu, who was one of the institution’s final year students due for graduation until about a week ago. Indeed, tears and agony will be their lot as the young lady, for whom they had been catering since the 21 years ago she was born, and whose convocation they had been preparing for, has disappeared from the surface of the earth in a gruesome circumstance.
She was lured into a place of no return by the student of another institution, who dangled N15,000 before her, to be his emergency girlfriend at a party he was going to attend.
Mojisola would later find out that there was no party to attend but what seemed to have become an encounter with a ritual devil.
As a Yoruba proverb says, ‘Ibi elekun gbe n sunkun l’a;ayo n yo’, meaning that where some are weeping, you see some rejoicing, the Kwara College of Health, Aliyu Alabi, made gleefully gave details of the upcoming convocation at a media briefing on Tuesday, August, 20.
According to him, the convocation will be a combined one, as it will include graduates from the institution who finished five years ago.
Mojisola’s death
Mojisola, who was contracted by her friend to act as the girlfriend for the other private varsity student at a party for the sum of N15,000, was found dead at a refuse dump in the Aleniboro area of Ilorin, Kwara State capital.
According to the Kwara Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Toun Ejire-Adeyemi, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday.
As ‘The Punch’ reports, he noted that a resident of the community had reported on August 12, 2024, that a dead body was found by some labourers at a refuse dump in the area, which prompted police operatives to visit the scene, and recover the body which was identified as Awesu before depositing it at a morgue.
She added that on August 13, a report of a missing person was made by one Miss Blessing about her roommate named Mojisola Awesu, who had left home to attend a party reportedly organised by students of two private varsities in the state.
Ejire-Adeyemi narrated further, “According to the report, Miss Mojisola received a phone call on August 9, from Miss Timileyin, who informed her about an event organised by students of Summit University and Al-Hikmah University in Ilorin.
“Miss Timileyin introduced Mojisola to one Mr Adebayo Happiness, a student of Summit University, who allegedly invited her to the night party under the pretence of having her act as his girlfriend for a fee of N15,000.00.
“Upon her arrival in Ilorin, Miss Mojisola informed her roommate that she felt uncomfortable in the hotel she was lodged by Adebayo Happiness and noted that there was no party at the said location.”
The police spokesperson noted further that after Awesu had communicated with her roommate about the situation of things at the said party she had gone to, her phone was unreachable and every attempt to reach her was unsuccessful.
She added that following investigation into the matter, some suspects were arrested in connection to the incident and are currently undergoing investigation.
“Shortly after this communication, her phone was switched off and all subsequent efforts by Miss Blessing to reach her were unsuccessful.
“In light of these developments, the Kwara State Police Command have arrested suspects in connection with the case. An investigation is ongoing, and the case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for further discreet investigation,” Ejire-Adeyemi stated.
