OAU female student declared missing

A student of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Dorcas Oseghale, has been declared missing by the university management.

The OAU management also stated that the Osun State Police Command has been involved in the ongoing search for the missing female student.

The OAU spokesman, Abiodun Olarewaju, made this known in a statement issued on Sunday, August 10, 2025.

Olanrewaju stated that Oseghale of the Department of Chemistry with matriculation number: CHM/2021/165, was last seen at about 8 p.m. on August 6, 2025.

He disclosed that Oseghale, who resides at Adesanmi House, Ibadan Road in Ile-Ife, went to buy food in front of the students’ village, along the Ede Road axis of the university.

Olanrewaju stated: “When she did not return on time, her roommate made several attempts to reach her on phone, but surprisingly, her two lines were not reachable.

“At about 3:00 p.m. on August 7, 2025, a report of a missing female student was intercepted on a student’s social media platform.

“The security unit of the university started tracking the conversation around the incident.

“But at about 6:10 p.m. on the same day, the case of a missing student was reported at the institution’s security unit by a group of students from the chemistry department.

“The group came in the company of the roommate, Miss Akinkuade Omobolanle Beatrice, from the Department of Agricultural Extension.

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“Considering the complexity of the case, and its limitations in terms of human and material resources, the security unit decided to report its preliminary findings to the police.”

Olanrewaju added that the police have enough manpower with sound, professional, and technical expertise to unravel the mystery surrounding the “disappearance” of the student for further investigations.

The OAU spokesperson also quoted the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Adebayo Bamire, as commending the students of the university for being their brothers’ keepers.

“The VC appealed to the police and other security agencies to do all within their power to help find the missing student,” he added.

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