Alleged missing applicant, not FPI student, found, taken home by parent – FedPoila Management

The management of the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, has cleared air on a trending missing applicant called Miss Ibukun Victoria ODEBODE.

In an e-signed press release by the School’s Deputy Registrar, Public Relations and Protocol, Mr Sola Abiala, the management described the rumor as “erroneous and misleading information”, equivocally added that Miss Ibukun Victoria ODEBODE was not a student of the Federal Polytechnic Ilaro.

The statement clarified that “Miss Ibukun Victoria ODEBODE had participated in the screening exercise for applicants into the HND programmes of the institution on Thursday, 7th November, 2024 and . . . has, reportedly, been found and taken home by her parents.

“It should be noted that an applicant remains so, until he or she is offered admission, hence the tagging of the affected candidate as a student of the Polytechnic is not only erroneous, but equally misleading.

“It should be emphasised, especially to our journalist colleagues, that adhering strictly to the ABOCC (ie Accuracy, Balance, Objectivity, Conciseness and Currency) principle is essential to news reportage.

“It is expected that every side of a prospective news item is explored before going to press to ensure fairness in reportage.

“The institution does not and will not take kindly to future defamation of character, by any news medium, either online or traditional, as a result of unverified facts regarding the Polytechnic.

“Furthermore, the Polytechnic has reliably gathered that the alleged missing applicant was not missing afterall, but went-a – visiting to a friend in town, after the screening exercise, where she claimed her phone went flat, hence she couldn’t reach out to her parents regarding her whereabouts thereby creating panic and anxiety to her parents.

“Let it be noted that any further enquiries, regarding Miss Odebode should be directed to the phone number of her brother on the above picture”, the Statement concluded.