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Osun student electrocuted with plugged phone

A 100-level student of University of Ilesa, Osun State, Gbolahan Ojolo, has reportedly died of electrocution triggered by lightning strike in his hall of residence in Ilesa, the Nation reports. Ojolo, a student in the Department of Business Administration, was said to be charging his phone and playing a game on it at the same time when thunder struck. Confirming the incident in a statement on Saturday, the Registrar of the University, Funso Ojo, said the incident happened on Friday. Ojo’s statement partly read, “The Management of the University of Ilesa, Osun State, deeply regrets to announce the tragic and untimely death of one of its students, Gbolahan Ojolo, a 100 Level student of the Department of Business Administration. “The unfortunate incident occurred in the evening of Friday, April 18, 2025. Gbolahan was electrocuted while playing a game on his mobile phone, which was being charged in his room at a private hostel located near the Prototype Engineering Development Institute ju...
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Ongoing cult clash claims two more lives in Osun

 


Two suspected cultists have reportedly been gunned down in an alleged reprisal attack in Ilesa town.

According to information, the duo were gunned down by suspected members of a rival cult group at Sabo, Irojo Junction, Ilesa at about 2pm on Tuesday.

The shooting was linked to the killing of two suspected cultists at a beer parlour on Sunday.

A journalist, Sodiq Lawal said the deceased were suspected to be cult members.

“Their bodies were picked up along the Ilesa/Akure expressway by the police this afternoon. We all ran for cover when we heard noise from the scene.

“The killing is a continuation of inter-cult rivalry going on Ilesa area in the last three days. Policemen took the bodies of the deceased away in their vehicle.”

Osun Police Command spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola, who confirmed the incident, said more men had been deployed to Ilesa to halt the current spate of killings in the town.

“More men have been deployed to the community but you know police operatives can’t be everywhere.

“Two men were killed today again but we are not relenting.

“Perpetrators of the crime won’t escape justice,” Opalola said.

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