The management of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State, has confirmed that it has reported the disappearance of one of its students, Dorcas Oseghale, to the police.
In a statement on Sunday, the university’s Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Olarewaju, said Dorcas, a student in the Department of Chemistry with matric number CHM/2021/165, had been missing for four days.
“The student, Dorcas Oseghale, of the Department of Chemistry with Matric number: CHM/2021/165, was last seen on the evening of 6th of August, 2025 at about 8 pm,” Olarewaju said.
“When Dorcas, who resides at Adesanmi House, Ibadan Road, Ile–Ife, said that she was going out to buy food in front of the students’ village, along Ede Road axis of the university, did not return on time, her roommate then made several attempts to reach her on phone but surprisingly discovered that her two lines were not reachable.”
According to him, the university’s Security Unit began tracking discussions on a students’ social media platform at about 3pm on August 7, after receiving an initial report. “Around 6:10 pm on the same day, a group of students from the Department of Chemistry, in search of the missing student, alongside a female student (Akinkuade Omobolanle Beatrice) from the Department of Agricultural Extension, identified as her roommate, reported a case of a missing student at the Security Unit of the University,” he added.
Olarewaju explained that due to the complexity of the case and resource constraints, the Security Unit detailed three of its personnel to lead the search effort and report preliminary findings to the police.
Reacting to the incident, the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Simeon Bamire, praised the students for their prompt response. He commended them for “quickly noticing that one of them was missing and promptly reporting the same to the appropriate quarter.”
