Ijele-igbo:
Students of the Lagos State University, Ojo, on
Friday expressed fears over likely revenge
attacks, following the killing of hip-hop musician,
Damilola Olaniyan aka Damino Damoche.
This is just as the Lagos State Police Command
said it had not made any arrests over Thursday’s
killing of the upcoming artiste by two gunmen a
few metres from one of the school’s gates.
Some of the students, who did not want to be
named, told one of our correspondents at the
school campus on Friday that they feared that
trouble might be coming.
Some of the students alleged that Damoche was
a member of a campus cult and may have been
killed by members of a rival gang.
There was an unusual calm in the school campus
on Friday as Saturday PUNCH gathered that
students stayed away from the institution.
A female student said many of her colleagues
fled the campus with their bags after Jumat
prayers on Friday.
She said, “Damoche was a 400-Level student of
Business Administration. He was waiting for a bus
at the bus stop near the rear gate on LASU-Iba
Road after a football match when he was shot by
some boys on a motorcycle. I think he died
immediately.
“The school marshals took him to the school’s
clinic, but by then he was dead. I saw them
carrying him. His body was lifeless.”
“The school is calm now but I am sure something
is still going to happen. We are all being careful
at this moment.”
Another student said that the artiste was shot
after a football match.
He said, “A lot of people here are saying he was a
member of the Buccaneer Confraternity. Two
rival cults – Eiye and – had a
confrontation sometime ago.
“They later reached a truce and tackled the
together. They allegedly killed a Black
Axe member sometime ago. So, Damoche’s
murder may have been in retaliation for that
killing.
“He was shot around 4pm. By 6pm, people were
advised to steer clear of LASU-Iba Road,” he said.
The student also said he was sure that things
would still heat up in the school.
“The campus is calm now because of school
marshals but people did not go for lectures
because of what happened. Students are scared
that there may be revenge attacks,” he added.
Meanwhile, Damoche’s friends have been paying
tributes to him on social media.
On his Facebook page, one of his friends,
Adewunmi Adson, wrote, “What could you have
done to the cultists that all they could think of
was repay you with this painful death? But you
didn’t deserve this, brother. RIP.”
Another friend, Yetunde Olasupo, wrote,
“Dammy’, so I won’t see you again? Remember
what you promised Alhaja. What do you want me
to tell her?
“You did not tell me on Thursday that you won’t
come home again. Now you are gone.”
When contacted on Friday, LASU’s spokesperson,
Dr. Sola Fosudo, described the incident as “a civil
case.”
Fosudo said, “What do you mean by how we are
reacting to the incident? Where did you hear
that he was shot by cultists? Don’t ever work on
rumours in your life.
“I said it is a civil case. He was shot outside the
school premises. The police will handle the
matter.
“How do you expect us to tighten security? Does
the school have a police post? The police will
handle the matter.”
Spokesperson for the state police command,
Ngozi Braide, told our correspondent that
Damoche’s remains had been deposited at the
Badagry General Hospital morgue.
“The police have already started investigating
the case. No arrests have been made,” she said.
A native of Ogun State, he began his musical
career with a defunct group known as the Middle
Guys before going solo.
Before his death, he had recorded two songs
‘Obo to she’ and ‘Fall in the song’, which did well
in the market.
He was said to be planning some collaborations
with a number of popular artistes before he was
murdered.