Ayomide Akeredolu, a final-year student at the Federal University of Akure (FUTA) has reportedly slumped and died.
Akeredolu, who was preparing to take his final exam, was rushed to the university’s health centre but unfortunately passed away upon arrival.
His death resulted in the suspension of academic activities.
In response to his death, students organized a protest, blocking the front of the school on the Akure/Ilesha express road for several hours.
The Students claimed that Akeredolu’s demise was a result of inadequate facilities at the school’s health centre.
The protest disrupted commuters and motorists, who were forced to find alternative routes.
One of the students said;
“He (Akeredolu) slumped while in his hostel at Akindeko Hall of Residence and was rushed to the University Health Centre (a proposed University Teaching Hospital), due to the lack of basic amenities, he lost his life at the university clinic.
“We rushed him to the health centre around 8:30 pm, when we got there, there was a power outage, and throughout the oxygen set up, CPR and injections they gave him, the light wasn’t restored, we had to use our flashlights, it was also hard to believe that there is no backup power supply.
“Sequel to the incident, the health centre refused to attend to another student, a former FUTASU Vice President who was in a critical condition and needed emergency attention but because she wasn’t with her ID CARD, no one attended to her.”
However, the university’s management, while expressing condolences to the deceased’s family, stated that Akeredolu was brought in dead.
FUTA’s management, in a statement released by its Spokesman, Adegbenro Adebanjo explained that the protest was not linked to the 500-level student’s death.
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It read:
“He was brought in dead. Efforts to resuscitate him through Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and oxygen therapy proved abortive. He was subsequently taken to the UNIMED Teaching Hospital, Akure by the medical personnel on duty inside the University ambulance.
“Understandably, his friends and colleagues are devastated by the sad Development. The management joins them in mourning at this very difficult time. Our thoughts and prayers are with our students and the bereaved family.
“It is important to point out that the protest was not directly related to the death of the student.
“The representatives of the students, at a meeting with Management called at the behest of the Vice Chancellor, pointed out some lacuna in the process of accessing services at the Health Centre. The Management in the course of the meeting directed that immediate remedial measures be taken to address the lacuna and other issues raised by the students.
“The corrective measures will be reviewed from time to time to ensure that they are being implemented to the letter,and satisfaction of the students.”
