The Ekiti State Commissioner of Police, CP FALADE ADEGOROYE MICHEAL, has ordered a thorough investigation into the incident that happened at Emirate Hotel, Ikere-Ekiti, early morning of 19th April 2026 that led to the death of a staff of the hotel and two students of Bamidele Olumiluwa University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere-Ekiti(BOUESTI).
According to the Police Public Relation Officer, SP Sunday Abutu, a preliminary investigation revealed that the students, after their convocation on 18th April, 2026, decided to move to the hotel for a party.
During the party which lasted till the following day, two yet to be identified students had an argument and began to fight. Others around decided to run out of the hotel premises and in the cause of this, there was a stampede that claimed the lives of three persons. The bodies of the deceased have been deposited in the morgue for autopsy.
The CP, while sympathizing with the relatives and friends of the victims, calls for calm, promising that no stone will be left unturned concerning the unfortunate incident.
