OAU student goes missing for 5 days after leaving hostel to buy food
The management of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State, has raised alarm after a female student, Dorcas Oseghale, mysteriously went missing and has not been seen for five days.
Dorcas, a chemistry student with matriculation number CHM/2021/165, was last seen on the evening of August 6, 2025, at around 8 p.m.
She reportedly left her hostel at Adesanmi House, Ibadan Road, Ile-Ife, to buy food near the students’ village along Ede Road but never returned.
According to the university’s Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Olarewaju, her roommate made several attempts to contact her but discovered that both of Dorcas’ phone lines were unreachable
In a statement released on Sunday, Olarewaju said:
“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.
“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.”
Following the disappearance, the university’s Security Unit began monitoring student social media platforms for any information related to the missing student.
“But 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,” Olarewaju added.
Due to the complexity of the case and limited resources, the university deployed three security personnel to lead the search efforts and to report preliminary findings to the police.
Vice Chancellor Professor Simeon Bamire commended the students for their prompt action in reporting the case and appealed to law enforcement and security agencies to intensify efforts to locate Dorcas.
He urged anyone with useful information to report to the nearest police station or the university’s Security Unit to assist in the search.
