12 ACU students charged for murder of colleague regains freedom

On Monday, July 1, twelve of the twenty-five students from Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, who were accused of the murder of a fellow student and a prince in the Warri kingdom, Akro Jeffery, were released from the Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan.

The 25 students were arraigned before the court on June 5 on charges of conspiracy, negligence, and homicide. Ogunkanmi subsequently postponed the case until July 8 for further consideration.

Earlier, the Prosecutor, CSP Funke Fawole, had told the court that the defendants committed the offences on May 24 at about 9 p.m. at the afore-mentioned university.

Fawole said that the defendants unlawfully caused the death of one 22-year-old Jefry Akro, a student of the university, by beating him with planks and electrical wire.

She said that Oladoye, as a security guard, however failed to prevent the aggrieved students from beating Akro to death.

She said that the offences contravened Sections 516, 515 and 324 of the Criminal Laws of Oyo State, 2000.