The fragile calm within Tai Solarin Federal University of Education has been shattered by a surge of off-campus robbery attacks, pushing students to the brink and forcing a rare, confrontational ultimatum against security authorities.
In a strongly worded statement, the leadership of the Students’ Union Government declared that the growing insecurity around the institution has become intolerable, giving the Ogun State Police Command and other security agencies 72 hours to decisively end what they described as a sustained campaign of terror against students.
The statement, jointly signed by SUG President Ogunfowora Oluwashina Ayomi and General Secretary Salawudeen Toheeb, painted a grim picture of academic pursuit overshadowed by fear, trauma, and repeated loss of personal belongings at the hands of criminal gangs operating freely within student-dominated areas.
According to the union, what should be a safe academic environment has been transformed into a hunting ground for robbers, with students now forced to navigate daily life under constant threat.
“The safety and well-being of our students remain paramount and non-negotiable,” the statement read, adding that the continued attacks expose a dangerous gap in security enforcement and intelligence gathering.
Copies of the ultimatum were dispatched to key authorities, including the Federal Ministry of Education, the Ogun State Commissioner for Education, and senior police formations in Ijebu Ode, signaling an escalation beyond campus-level agitation to a broader institutional challenge.
The union warned that it would no longer remain passive while insecurity festers, stressing that the patience of the student body has been “stretched to its limit” and that allowing such conditions to persist risks normalizing criminality within an academic community.
Students are demanding immediate arrests of those behind the attacks, a visible increase in patrols across vulnerable locations, and the deployment of intelligence-driven operations aimed at dismantling the networks responsible.
Beyond enforcement, the union insisted that authorities must restore confidence by ensuring that the university environment and surrounding communities no longer serve as safe havens for criminals emboldened by weak response mechanisms.
While advising students to remain calm but vigilant, the SUG leadership made it clear that engagement with university management and security stakeholders is already underway, with expectations of urgent and sustainable intervention.
In what appears to be a reactive move, the Ogun State Police Command confirmed that the Commissioner of Police has ordered an immediate investigation into the incidents, particularly those reported around Ijele and other affected areas in recent weeks.
Police authorities also disclosed that discussions had been held with divisional officers and student leaders, promising strategic deployments aimed at tracking down the perpetrators.
However, beneath the official assurances lies a deeper tension: a student population that no longer trusts routine promises, and a security system now under a ticking 72-hour clock to prove its relevance.
For many within the university community, the ultimatum is not just a demand—it is a warning that failure to act may trigger a larger confrontation between students and a system they believe has failed to protect them.