Education Rights Campaign (ERC), a non-governmental rights group, on Saturday demanded a probe, arrest and prosecution of the alleged killers of the Comrade Nurudeen Yusuf (a.k.a.) Omomeewa, a former student of the Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, Lagos.

Omomeewa, until his death, was the coordinator of the Education Rights Campaign (ERC) Lagos State chapter and a member of the Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM).

He was attacked along the Iba-LASU road while walking to take a bus home with Majekodunmi, a staff of the university and member of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) by yet-to-be-identified gunmen on Wednesday.

Omomeewa died while Majekodunmi, who allegedly sustained gunshot injuries, is receiving treatment.

ERC, in a statement jointly signed by Ogunjimi Isaac, deputy national coordinator and Michael Lenin, mobilisation officer, demanded the constitution of a probe panel by elected representatives of the students union, staff unions, trade unions and civil society to unravel the circumstances surrounding his sudden and unfortunate death including possible complicity of the university administration

The statement titled: “Comrade Nurudeen Alowonle: An Indefatigable Student Activist, Pro-Workers Advocate and Socialist Hounded To Death by the Lagos State University Management in Retribution for his Role in Students and Workers Struggle in the Institution”, reads in parts, “The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) hereby announces the sudden demise of our dear comrade and member, Nurudeen Alowonle (a.k.a) Omomeewa, who was killed by yet-to-be-identified armed assailants.

“We join thousands of current and past students and workers of the Lagos State University (LASU), family and friends to mourn Omomeewa. We also commiserate with his wife, four-month-old son and the entire family and wish them the fortitude to bear this very painful loss.

“We hold that Omomeewa would not have met his untimely death if he had not been hounded by the Management of the Lagos State University (LASU), which has subjected him to varying levels of victimisation over the past three years because of his principled opposition to the management’s anti-student and anti-worker policies.”

(Daily Independent)

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