TWELVE CORPSES BURNT AS FIRE RAZES OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY MORGUE

 “Out of about one hundred and two (102) bodies that are kept in the morgue, twelve (12) were affected by the fire outbreak,” Olanrewaju said, adding that the department had informed “those who have kept bodies (corpses) in the morgue.

“Leading other Principal Officers to the scene of the incident, the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Eyitope Ogunbodede, assessed the level of damage and instructed immediate repairs to the affected areas, the statement said.

“The Vice-Chancellor has also constituted a three-member committee to look into the immediate and remote causes of the fire outbreak. Normalcy of academic and administrative activities has since returned to the area,” the statement added