University of Cape Coast in Central region, Ghana,
studying Social Science was brutally killed. His body had
been found with some his internal organs gorged out,
with his hands and legs tied.
His Father Mr Fred Awogbo whose eyes were swollen,
obviously due to prolonged crying, expressed many
regrets as regards why he had not listened to his late
son's proprietor who had suggested that he should send
his son to Canada to further his studies or better still,
allow his son to weather the storm of strike actions often
associated with Nigerian universities than losing him in
Ghana to the cold hands of death, where he thought he
was safe and he would not lose him to strange culture.
The bereaved father revealed that his son's room-mate
borrowed $4500 from him and killed him when he asked
for the money..He said..
"We arrived at the Nigerian High Commission and
with some of the staff of the High Commission, we
went to meet the Vice Chancellor. The meeting
was also witnessed by the Police and all Nigerian
community leaders in Ghana.At the meeting, the
management asked some of his friends and
roommate to say what they knew about his death.
Meanwhile, while I was in Nigeria, I spoke with his
roommate, a Ghanaian, who told me that my son
had withdrawn some thousands of dollars meant
for his school fees, but had lent the money to
some students. When he requested them to pay
back, they started threatening his life. It was after
the threats that he heard about his death.
"Unfortunately, after everyone of them had
spoken, not even the roommate mentioned the
issue of those my son lent some money and how
they threatened him. So, I told the school
authority and the police right there to ask him to
tell them how my son was threatened. It was
when he started talking that we realised he (the
room mate) was the one who borrowed about
$4,500 from my son, thereby denying my son the
opportunity of paying his school fees on time.
When my late son started worrying him, he set
him up. So, after the police took my statement,
they promised to arrest him.""My son was brought
up in the church. When he was still in secondary
school, he was being addressed as 'Dr Pastor'
because he was active in church". Appreciating
the efforts of the Nigerian High Commission, Mr
Awogbo said "The Nigeria High Commission in
Ghana really surprised us with the amount of
effort they have put into this case. They have
promised to make sure the killer is brought to
book.
Honestly, I regret sending my child to study in
Ghana, because if he had gained admission into
higher institution in Nigeria, this would not have
happened.
The reason I sent him to Ghana was to avoid the
issue of strike action in Nigerian higher
institutions. Even his mother and proprietor
wanted him to go to Canada to further his studies.
They really persuaded me but I said 'No', because
I didn't want to lose my boy.
I have been traveling to Europe for more than 20
years and I know what happens in such developed
countries. At a tender age, I thought if I sent him
there, I might lose him; he might not even want to
come back home.So I decided that after he's
through with his degree, he would go and do his
Masters in Canada, but here we are.
As for now, I cannot advise any Nigerian parent to
send their children to study in Ghana; a lot of
them studying here are teenagers and the stress
is too much for them. Coming here myself has
made me know that, in addition is the fact that
the money we are paying is too much, compared
to what private universities are charging in
Nigeria."
Source - Gistreel
Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone provided by Airtel Nigeria.
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