Babcock University in Ogun State has dismissed a student, Oladipupo Siwajuola, for gross violation of university rules.
The misconduct includes involvement in fetish practices, drug peddling, impersonation, and dishonesty.
Siwajuola’s disappearance became a trending topic in early May 2025, after his mother took to social media alleging that the university failed in its duty of care.
In an official statement released on Wednesday, and signed by the university’s Director of Marketing and Communication, Dr Joshua Suleiman, the university revealed that Siwajuola had deliberately exited the Ilishan-Remo-based campus on April 28, 2025, without authorisation, disguising himself in a hoodie and sneaking out through the university’s teaching hospital gate.
“His disappearance was neither accidental nor the result of negligence by the university.
“Rather, it was a deliberate act, laced with a series of misconducts that violate the Babcock University Student Handbook,” the statement read.
The institution disclosed that Siwajuola was returned to campus by his father on May 15, 2025, and was invited by the Security Services Department for a formal debrief.
In his voluntary written statement, which was later corroborated before the Disciplinary Committee, he reportedly confessed to several acts of misconduct.
“Among them was the purchase of a black soap from a traditional herbalist for N100,000, which contradicted his mother’s earlier claim that she had given it to him to treat a skin condition.
Siwajuola, admitted that the soap was intended for ritual purposes, as part of a ‘Yahoo Yahoo Plus’ scheme, a slang term for internet fraud mixed with fetish practices.
“He revealed that he was engaging in fetish practices in an attempt to get rich quick.
Following a disciplinary hearing, the university’s committee found Siwajuola guilty of the offences and approved his immediate dismissal in line with institutional policies.
“In view of the gravity of these misconducts, and in line with the provisions of the 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 with immediate effect,” the statement read.
Although the university condemned the mother’s public accusations, it stated that it would not pursue legal action for libel, citing the father’s “responsible conduct” throughout the process.
