The Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, has been shut down by the school managemnt following a protest which broke out over the death of a student.
The death of the deceased, Adeshina Omowunmi Aishat was blamed on medical negligence on the hand of the school’s medical centre.
Seeking justice for the 24-year-old student, her fellow students staged a protest, where they were said to have set up barricade on the roads.
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In a press release by the Public Relations Officer of the University, Abiodun Olanrewaju, the school management condemed the act, saying that the act is detrimental to the health and safety of members of the school.
The Management also explained that the deceased had reported to the Health Centre of the school on Tuesday, September 28, 2021, with signs and symptoms of a severe infection which was promptly treated with prescribed drugs after which she was asked to report back as an outpatient.
The statement also reads that Aisha reported back to the health Centre in the morning of Thursday, September 30, and upon examination she was referred to Seventh Day Adventist Hospital for further management where she died.
Olanrewaju also said the school undersatands the pain and grief of the students, and all efforts to stop the protest proved abortive, hence the close down of the school.
The statement reads in part:
“The authorities of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, have accordingly closed down the school until further notice. This is to forestall further breakdown of law and order.
“In view of this, all students are hereby directed to vacate their halls of residence and the campus latest by 12:00 noon on Saturday, 2nd October, 2021.
“Consequently, the swearing-in of the newly elected Students’ Union officials has been put on hold, pending a review of the situation.
“In the meantime, the University management has put in place the machinery to unravel the circumstances surrounding the immediate and remote cause(s) of the crisis.”
The university spokesperson stated that the management sympathises with the parents, friends, colleagues and the entire students of the University on the sad loss and prays for the repose of the soul of the deceased.
