Management of the Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun State has debunked an alleged killings of a young man and a lady, reportedly claimed to be students of the Polytechnic.

This was contained in an address delivered by the Protocol, Media and Public Relations Officer of the Polytechnic, Sola Lawal, on Friday, at a press conference.

According to him, the purported slain individuals were not students of the Polytechnic, describing the information as nothing but a mere imagination of it's author.

He, therefore, warned members of the Polytechnic community to desist from any act of misinformation and rumour mongering, capable of causing avoidable tension in the academic community.

He said,'' in view of the recent development in Ede township, and to further allay the fear of parents and guardians, most especially the Polytechnic community at large. Since last night of Thursday 17th February, 2022, the social media has been awashed by two gory pictures of a young man and a lady, purportedly shot dead in an unknown place.

"To put the record straight, the said late Bolaji and the other lady in the picture were not a bonafide students of the Federal Polytechnic, Ede, the report was a figment of imagination of the author, baseless without any iota of truth, it is pertinent to inform the general public that the institution today Friday 18th February, 2022 was full of activities as a result of the ongoing Rector's Cup, members of the Polytechnic community in particular are hereby warned to desist from peddling unfounded rumour and guide their utterances capable of causing unnecessary tension both within and outside the campus.

"In the meantime, the entire staff and students of the citadel are also enjoined to remain calm and avoid unnecessary nocturnal activities while in the town. To be forewarned is to be forearmed".