OAU Final Year Student’s Death: Students Protest Alleged Negligence
—–Management Sets Record Straight.
Students of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife on Friday protested the alleged negligence of health workers of the institution that led to the death of a final year student of the department of Foreign Language of the institution, Adesina Omowumi Aishat.
But the institution through its public relations officer, Abiodun Olarewaju said the deceased was promptly treated on Tuesday September 28th, 2021 when she reported with signs and symptoms of a severe infection with some drugs prescribed and asked to report back as an out patient.
Olarewaju, stated further that Miss Adesina reported back to the Health Centre in the morning of Thursday, 30th September, 2021 and upon examination, she was referred to the Seventh Day Adventist Hospital for further management where she regrettably died
While sympathising with the parents, friends, colleagues and the entire students of the University, on the sad loss, management appealed to students to remain calm and kindly refrain from any act that can jeopardise the peace on campus and truncate the on – going Rain Semester examinations.
However, a statement released by Ogunperi Taofeek Olalekan, public relations officer-elect, of Great Ife Students’ Union alleged negligence at the Health Centre of the University adding that the incident was not the first.
The statement called for diligent investigation of the matter and the desired punishment for whosoever is found culpable of negligence.
The students during their protest barricaded the entrance to the University and the Ife/Ibadan expressway thereby caused gridlock during the duration of the protest.
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