Damilola Olaniyan
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 Black Axe – had a confrontation
sometime ago.
“They
later reached a truce and tackled the Black Axe 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. with a number of popular artistes before he was
murdered.
He
was said to be planning some collaborations
PUNCH
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