By: BAYO ADETU, PM NEWSDamilola
Olaniyan, a fast-rising hip hop artiste and final year student in the
Faculty of Management Science at the Lagos State University, LASU, was
Thursday murdered by two unidentified gunmen.
The late Olaniyan, a.k.a. Damino Damoche, became popular through his lewd song, Obo To She.
Damoche
was expected to perform at the school’s Dean Cup Final at the LASU
Sports Centre few minutes before he was murdered in front of the
institution’s gate. The unidentified two gunmen rode on commercial
motorcycle popularly known as okada.
The
LASU Students’ Union Public Relations Officer, Stephen Olaleke, while
speaking with P.M.NEWS this morning, confirmed that “Damoche was killed
by two unidentified gunmen outside the school premises. Yes, they came
on bike, and after shooting him, they fled.”
The late Damoche was
rumoured to be a member of Eiye Confraternity, but Olaleke denied it,
arguing that “we didn’t know him to be a cultist. We don’t even know the
identity of his killers, so we can’t ascertain why they killed him for
now.”
Damoche, who was murdered at about 3:30p.m, was said to have
gone to the institution’s Sports Centre with his friends after
receiving a lecture. His department, Banking and Finance, was to play
the Deans Cup football match final against Insurance department
students. The match was later suspended due to his death.
“He was
already seated at the venue of the match with his friends, and had
already said that he would perform a track or two at half time. But few
minutes later, he and his friends stood up, only for us to hear about 15
minutes later that Damoche had been shot dead. It was very painful,”
Abiodun, a 300-level Banking and Finance student of the school said.
Also
speaking to our reporter this morning, an executive of the LASU
Students’ Union who craved anonymity, said efforts are on-going to “calm
the students and make the atmosphere conducive.”
Only few
students were seen on the campus today, but Olaleke claimed that it has
nothing to do with Thursday’s shooting incident.
“There are few
lectures on Fridays; so many students don’t come to the campus. But
honestly, the situation is under control. The school authorities have
played a vital role in ensuring that there is peace.”
Meanwhile, security has been beefed up in and around the school as mobile policemen have been drafted to strategic positions.
The late Damoche was shot on his head and arm. He died on the spot, and his body has been deposited in the mortuary.
Some of his songs include Street Madness Freestyle, Follow Me Wine and Pop Champaign.
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