Oyo Assembly Advocates Better Security Architecture in Tertiary Institutions

The Oyo State House of Assembly has called on the heads of tertiary institutions in the state to provide better security architecture in their various institutions to protect the lives and property of their students.

The Chairman of the House Committee on Education, Tertiary Institutions, Science and Technology, Oluwafemi Fowokanmi, made the call while presenting, before the House, the Committee report on the condolence visit to the Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, over the demise of Akor Alexander Timilehin, a-200 level engineering student of the institution, who was allegedly murdered on May 25, 2024.

The visit was in line with the directive of the House of Assembly mandating the committee to investigate the matter and express condolence on behalf of the House to the management of the institution.

The lawmaker, while expressing sympathy on behalf of the State House of Assembly to the institution and family of the deceased, appreciated the state governor, Seyi Makinde, for the fatherly role he has played since the unfortunate incident happened.

He also commended the State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Professor Salihu Adelabu, for his unrelenting efforts and timely intervention.

Fowokanmi urged the State Commissioner of Police, Hamzat Adebola, to expedite action on the investigation into the cause of the death of Akor Alexander Timilehin and get to the root of the matter so that the culprits would be made to face the wrath of the law.

He said: “The management of Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo and other tertiary institutions in the state is urged to restrategise their internal security architecture such as installation of CCTV cameras at hostels corridors and other strategic locations to serve as measure.

“The management of tertiary institutions in the state is urged to establish and empower campus security task force and involve student representatives to monitor and address security issues within and around the institutions,” the lawmaker said.

Fowokanmi also urged the Executive Arm of Government, through the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, and the Oyo State Security Network Agency (Amotekun Corps) to continue collaborating with private tertiary institutions in the state and give necessary support to Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo.

Emmanuel Ukoh