The management of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, has called on the Osun State Police Command to assist in locating a female student who has been missing for four days.
In a statement issued on Sunday by the University’s Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Olarewaju, the missing student was identified as Dorcas Oseghale, a 300-level student in the Department of Chemistry, with matriculation number CHM/2021/165.
According to the statement, Oseghale, a resident of Adesanmi House, Ibadan Road, Ile-Ife, was last seen at about 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 6, 2025. She had told her roommate she was going to buy food in front of the Students’ Village along Ede Road but never returned. Attempts to reach her on the phone later proved futile, as both of her lines were unreachable.
Olarewaju disclosed that at about 3:00 p.m. on August 7, 2025, the University Security Unit intercepted a report of the missing student on a students’ social media platform and began tracking related conversations. By 6:10 p.m. the same day, a group of Chemistry students, accompanied by Oseghale’s roommate, Akinkuade Omobolanle Beatrice from the Department of Agricultural Extension, formally reported the matter to the University Security Unit.
Due to what the University described as constraints in human and material resources, three security personnel were assigned to work with the students and relay preliminary findings to the Nigeria Police for further investigation.
“The Nigeria Police have adequate manpower and the requisite technical expertise to unravel the mystery surrounding the disappearance of the student,” Olarewaju stated.
He added that the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Adebayo Simeon Bamire, commended the students for their prompt action, noting that their vigilance reflected a spirit of solidarity. The Vice-Chancellor urged security agencies to do everything possible to locate Dorcas and called on anyone with useful information to contact the nearest police station or the University Security Unit.
Olarewaju assured that the University will continue to collaborate closely with the police and other security agencies until the matter is resolved.
