Tragedy
has stuck at the Moremi Hall of the University of Lagos after a
Chemistry Education student, identified simply as Tope, slumped and died
at the institution’s medical centre.
Sources in UNILAG said the student, who was squatting in the hostel, died shortly after returning from an outing with a man.
has stuck at the Moremi Hall of the University of Lagos after a
Chemistry Education student, identified simply as Tope, slumped and died
at the institution’s medical centre.
Sources in UNILAG said the student, who was squatting in the hostel, died shortly after returning from an outing with a man.
They added that Tope could have been saved if she was promptly attended to at the centre.
One of them said, “Tope was squatting here. She went to a club and
returned around midnight on Thursday. It was not long afterwards that
she started gasping. We rushed her to the UNILAG Medical Centre, but
they blamed the student who allowed her to squat in her room. Tope
eventually died, while the other student is being threatened with
eviction.’’
However, the management of the university said no student died at the
centre. A statement from the school’s Deputy Registrar, Information
Unit, Mr. Toyin Adebule, said Tope died before she was brought to the
centre.
“I wish to state that the incident did not happen at the centre. Also,
there is no report from the hall to the Dean of Students Affairs on the
incident. Therefore, no student has been ejected from the hall,” the
statement read in part.