Friday, August 23, 2024-Tragedy struck yesterday at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, when a final-year student of the Department of Foreign Languages was knocked down at the institution‘s gate.
In a statement released, the Public
Relations Officer of the University, Abiodun Olarewaju, said the student,
identified as Esu Rita Ema with matriculation Number FRM/2019/041, was
allegedly killed by a Lexus car with Abuja Registration Number ABJ 427 LQ
driven by one Lasisi Sodiq Segun. The student, who was said to be coming to the
campus to submit her final year project to her supervisor, was crossing the Ife
– Ibadan express road at the campus gate when the accident happened.
Members of the Federal Road Safety
Corps came to recover the corpse of the student and deposited the same at the
Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex mortuary at about 12:35
pm. At the same time, the officers of the Nigerian Police arrested the driver
for investigation and further necessary action.
Meanwhile, the Vice-Chancellor of the
University, Professor Adebayo Simeon Bamire, has sent a condolence message to
the parents of the deceased through the dean of students Affairs, Professor
Adeolu Odedire.
Professor Bamire said;
‘’ If it is unfortunate to lose a domestic
animal, how can anyone quantify the loss of a child, most especially a grown-up
child who was a young, promising adult with a lot of potential? A final year
student, for that matter“. Therefore, he appealed to his parents, siblings,
family, friends, and classmates to seek solace in God.''
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