The National Association of Polytechnic Students, (NAPS) have come out to openly condemned the brutal murder of Miss Happiness Odeh, a student and the winner of Miss MAPOLY, Moshood Abiola Polytechnic Ogun State which had occurred recently after her abduction.
Noah Agada who is the Public Relations Officer of NAPS has reiterated in a statement issued in Lokoja on Monday that the murder of Miss Odeh was completely worrisome and disheartening.
Agada, while describing the deceased as a promising Nigerian Student noted that her death remains a serious threat to other Students in the country.
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The statement reads in part, “Life is a precious gift, a fundamental right no man should take.
“We will recall that on the 9th of August, 2022, It went viral that Miss Happiness Odeh who was the MISS MAPOLY was declared missing.
Fast forward to this day, it strikes our heart to hear the sad news of her death, being murdered by her abductor.
“This is a serious security threat on the lives of our students and we must call on the necessary quarters to swing into action.
“The security of lives and property is the first and major responsibility of the government. We are thereby calling on the Executive Governor of Ogun State, His Excellency Dapo Abiodun and the Commissioner of Police to bring to book the perpetrators of this wicked act.
Agada also called on the student community to help the security agencies by providing useful information that will lead to the arrest of those behind the murder of Miss Odeh.
On August 3rd, Happiness, who emerged winner at the MAPOLY beauty contest, was reportedly kidnapped while she was heading to Ipara, in Ode Remo on Tuesday evening.
This was verified by the institution’s management and the students’ union management on Saturday. Ms. Odeh’s remains was reportedly discovered in a bush on Thursday at Iperu Remo where the abductors left her.
The victim went missing while going along Iperu road on her way to a cinema, according to a statement issued by the union’s president, Sodiq Ajani, and the public relations officer, Joy Okolie.