Obafemi Awolowo University massacre
| Obafemi Awolowo University massacre | |
|---|---|
| Location | Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria |
| Coordinates | 7°31′06″N 4°31′22″E / 7.5183°N 4.5227°E |
| Date | July 10, 1999 |
| Weapons | Shotguns, axes |
| Deaths | 5 |
| Injured | 11 |
| Perpetrators | Black Axe (organized crime group) |
The Obafemi Awolowo University massacre was a mass murder of students of Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria on 10 July 1999. Five students of OAU were killed and eleven injured.
It was perpetrated by an organized death squad of 40 members of the Black Axe Confraternity branch at the university. They invaded the Awolowo Hall of the university at around 4:30 A.M., clad in black trousers and black T-shirts, their faces hidden by masks; they carried and used shotguns and hatchets against students.