Editor
A 500-Level Mechanical Engineering student of the Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Ayomide Oduntan, last Thursday, slumped and died on campus, throwing his family into mourning.
Oduntan reportedly died on the day he sat for his last examination in the school.
Oduntan was said to have shoot a short video clip celebrating after writing his final examination shortly before he reportedly slumped and died.
The final-year student, who would have celebrated his 21st birthday in October, was said to have been rushed to the school hospital for medical care after he slumped.
He has been buried on Tuesday.
The school’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr Tunde Olofintila, confirmed the student’s death in a statement on Tuesday.
The statement read, “Ayomide, a 500 Level Mechanical Engineering Student, slumped around 10pm on May 31, 2023. He was immediately rushed to the ABUAD Multi-System Hospital. Unfortunately, he was dead before he got to the hospital.
“He was immediately attended to in the presence of his colleagues, but all attempts to resuscitate him failed.”
Olofintila added that the university had ordered an autopsy by an independent pathologist after it requested and obtained a corona’s inquest, saying the result was still being awaited.
He added, “About the autopsy, the university requested and obtained a Coroner’s Inquest after which an autopsy was carried out. The report of the autopsy which was conducted by an independent pathologist is being awaited.
“The police issued a warrant to bury the dead body following the conduct of the post-mortem examination.
“As a university, we sincerely commiserate with the family and pray we will not witness such again.
