Babcock University, Ilisan Remo on Wednesday announced the dismissal of Oladipupo Siwajuola, a student of one academic year Joint Universities Preliminary Examinations Board programme whose mother, Fijabi Oyindamola Omotayo had announced his disappearance on Facebook early last month.
Omotayo who was weeping profusely had raised alarm wondering why the university could not account for the whereabouts of her son whom she said she had personally dropped off in the school
However, some days after, Omotayo announced on Facebook that his son had been found without giving much details on the circumstances surrounding how the boy was found.
The university in a statement issued after the student was reported to have been found alleged that Siwajuola left the institution without proper clearance or established protocol
The university had also detailed some infractions against the students such as gambling, bullying, use of fetish black soap among other gross misconduct.
The university equally pledged to subject Siwajuola to the institution' disciplinary committee to allow him opportunity for fair hearing while the university also threatened to file a law suit against the mother for defamation of character going by some of the falsehood peddled against the university on the social media.
Giving an update on the incident on Wednesday, Dr Joshua Suleiman, the Director of Marketing and Communication of the university in a statement said that the disciplinary committee found Siwajuola liable for
unauthorised exit (Exeat violation), possession and use of fetish materials, drug peddling on campus
impersonation, dishonesty and
unauthorised sale of personal property.
Dr Suleiman said that On the 15th May 2025 Siwajuola was brought back to school by his father and that in accordance with the University’s policies, he was invited by the University’s Security Services Department where he gave a detailed written statement on the circumstances surrounding his disappearance from the university.
Siwajuola in his voluntary statement to the Security Services Department and corroborated by him before the Disciplinary Committee, stated, among others, he deliberately exited the university campus during the peak movement periods, through the University Teaching Hospital's gate, disguised in a hoodie as out-patient.
He said that he slept outside the University campus in the Ilishan community for two nights and traveled to Lagos on the third day, where he spent some time at the residence of his friend, whose name he gave as Sodiq.
Siwajuola explained that it was not his secondary school friends who found him, as claimed by his mother, but rather it was Sodiq’s mother that found out he was in their house with Sodiq, informed him about the online drama about his reported missing saga and subsequently returned him to his mother.
He further revealed that the black soap found in his possession beforehe left school and which his roommates queried him for using, was purchased by him from a traditional herbalist known as Alfa Yusuf for nearly ₦100,000, hence allegedly contradicting his mother’s claim that she gave it to him for a skin condition.
Siwajuola added that he was engaging in fetish practices (commonly referred to as “YahooYahoo Plus”) in an attempt to get rich quick and that he was also peddling prohibited drug substances on campus and was caught by the Security Officers before his disappearance from school.
Siwajuola also reportedly sold his phone without authorisation, lying to the purchaser tha this father was aware — all in clear violations of the provisions of the Babcock University Student Handbook.
He was also said to have claimed that he borrowed ₦500,000 from an online loan platform to finance his gambling business activities.
The university said that the student's voluntary confessions not only contradict his mother’s earlier public claims, but also indicated her prior knowledge of some of these infractions — including her awareness of the use of herbal substances and the involvement of a traditional practitioner.
Dr Suleiman stated that "After a thorough investigation and in strict adherence to the university’s policy and global best practices for institutional discipline while ensuring at all times that Master Oladipupo Siwajuola enjoyed fair hearing, the University Disciplinary Committee found him liable for the following misconducts:
Unauthorised exit (Exeat violation)
Possession and use of fetish materials
Drug peddling on campus
Impersonation and Dishonesty
Unauthorised sale of personal property
"In view of the gravity of these misconducts, and in line with the provisions of University’s disciplinary policy aimed at maintaining a safe, secure, and morally sound learning environment, the University has taken the difficult but necessary decision to dismiss Master Oladipupo Siwajuola from the University with immediate effect.
"He reserves the right to appeal the decision in accordance with the University guidelines for same stated in the Students Handbook.
"We recognise the emotional weight of this decision, especially for the family involved. However, our foremost responsibility remains the welfare, safety, and moral integrity of all students entrusted to our care.
"As an institution, we remain committed to transparency, fairness, and accountability in all matters concerning student discipline".
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