UI Confirms Law Student Tomisin Still Missing After Scripture Union Convoy Attack

The Students’ Union Government (SUG) of the University of Ibadan (UI) has confirmed that a 300-level law student is still unaccounted for following an attack on a convoy returning from a religious conference in Imo State. Her name has been given simply as Tomisin.

SUG President Temidayo Adeboye disclosed the development in a statement issued in Ibadan on Friday. According to him, Tomisin was abducted alongside seven others while travelling with the National General Director of the Scripture Union Student Fellowship, Mr Uwem Cosmos.

How the Incident Unfolded

The group was returning from the Scripture Union National Conference, held at the Camp of Faith in Okigwe, Imo State. Reports indicate that contact with Tomisin was lost while the convoy made its way back to Ibadan. Although unverified, some accounts suggest the convoy lost contact around Uli in Anambra State, raising further questions about exactly where the attack occurred.

Tomisin is described as a key figure within the fellowship. The SUG president noted that Tomisin serves as the National Secretary of the Scripture Union Student Fellowship, Nigeria, and the fellowship’s Vice President, University of Ibadan chapter. Her absence only became apparent days later, after she failed to appear for scheduled exams.

SUG Pushes Back on Viral Reports

As panic spread online, conflicting claims about the scale of the abduction began to circulate. Adeboye moved quickly to correct the record.

He stated, contrary to reports circulating on social media, only one student of the university was among those declared missing after communication with the group was lost. He added that the union had already begun working with relevant parties to resolve the situation, noting that the union has “initiated the necessary engagements to ascertain the facts surrounding the situation” and has already established contact with relevant religious organisations and security agencies to facilitate appropriate intervention.

Adeboye was firm in dismissing the more alarming figures making the rounds. According to him, reports claiming that eight University of Ibadan students were missing are inaccurate, with Tomisin being the only University of Ibadan student currently unaccounted for in the incident.

Notably, the SUG president explained that the student’s disappearance became apparent after she failed to sit for her faculty examinations on both Monday and Tuesday. He also confirmed some relief for the university community: another University of Ibadan student from the Department of Music, who also attended the conference, returned safely.

University Responds, Campus Sources Add Detail

UI’s Director of Public Relations, Mrs Joke Akinpelu, confirmed the institution’s awareness of the incident. However, she clarified that the university had not been formally briefed on the trip beforehand. She explained that the student left the university without officially notifying the institution of her destination.

Separately, campus sources have offered a clearer timeline. According to the Union of Campus Journalists at UI, Tomisin was travelling in a convoy of about eight people that included the Fellowship’s National General Director, Eng. Uwem Cosmos, when contact with the group was lost on Sunday, 14 June 2026. The conference itself reportedly ran from June 11 to 14 before the convoy set off for Ibadan.

Campus reporters also disclosed that fellowship leadership had since reached out to university management. The University of Ibadan Scripture Union fellowship president, Mr Olabisi Mayowa, confirmed details of the abduction and clarified Tomisin’s role, noting she travelled in “the position of the national secretary, and she went there in the convoy of the general director of the scripture union.” Mayowa further revealed that the fellowship’s headquarters formally notified the university, stating that the headquarters had reached out on Monday to the school management in a letter addressed through the Dean of the Faculty of Law, Prof. J. Akintayo, and that the Vice Chancellor had been informed through that letter about the incident.

Prayers and Pressure Mount for Her Release

Beyond official statements, anxiety continues to ripple through the university community. Students and members of the Scripture Union fellowship have called for prayers and urgent efforts to secure the release of all those still being held.

For now, both the university and the fellowship say engagements with security agencies remain ongoing. As of this report, Tomisin’s whereabouts remain unconfirmed, and no official update on her safety has been released.