The management of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ogun State, has suspended lectures and other academic activities for two days following the death of a 200-level student who was reportedly hit by a vehicle on campus.
The deceased, identified as Eze in a post circulating on X, was a student in the Department of Business Administration. He reportedly died on Tuesday afternoon after being knocked down by an intra-campus vehicle.
The incident sparked protests among students, who took to the streets to demand justice for their colleague, according to videos shared on social media.
Confirming the tragedy in an official statement, the university’s Deputy Registrar of Corporate Affairs, Wale Balogun, said the institution was mourning the loss of one of its students in an accident that occurred on Tuesday, November 10.
“The university community is in deep shock and mourning over this painful loss of a 200-level student of the business administration department,” the statement reads.
Balogun explained that the decision to suspend academic activities was taken to honour the deceased and show support for his family and members of the university community.
He announced that lectures and other academic engagements would not hold on Tuesday and Wednesday, while normal academic activities were scheduled to resume on Thursday, November 12.
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According to him, the suspension was “a mark of respect and solidarity with the bereaved family and the university community”.
The deputy registrar also conveyed the university management’s condolences to those affected by the student’s death.
“The vice-chancellor, on behalf of council, management, staff and students, extends heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, course mates and lecturers of the deceased student,” he added.