OBAFEMI AWOLOWO STUDENT SLUMPS, DIES WHILE PLAYING FOOTBALL
The University Registrar Margaret Omasule, in a statement confirmed the sad development saying all medical measures taken to save the student’s life proved abortive.
“We regret to inform the university community that one of our students, a part three student in the Department of Microbiology, Omotola Akorede Kayode, died suddenly this morning, Friday, 17th of May, 2019.
“The report had it that the student was playing football with his colleagues when he suddenly slumped. He was subsequently rushed to the health centre where he was confirmed dead on arrival. All resuscitation measures proved abortive,” she said.
Penpushing further reports that, one of the students who witnessed the incident, blamed the university clinic authorities of not being proactive enough to save the life of the student, adding that,“Korede collapsed on the pitch; after, he was rushed down to the health centre immediately but he wasn’t given attention.”
“Korede slumped on OAU training pitch this morning. We were playing a novelty match. He was playing left back, and he was standing alone when he fell down, nobody touched him, he was standing with his fellow defenders.
“He slumped and started having breathing difficulty. We tried to give him CPR but nobody had much knowledge about it. Just after a few minutes, he was rushed to the health centre immediately in a fellow student’s car. He was still alive and fighting to catch his breath when we got to the health centre. He died at the health centre and not before getting there.”
Penpushing also reports that, the late student in his last post on WhatsApp, stated philosophical, while commenting on rising suicide cases amongst students, adding, “See suicide skyrocketing over relationship shots, school results and JAMB results. You all whom this thing seems so important to, should better take heed and talk to people about it- NOTHING IS WORTH DYING FOR,”
