Police probe death of OAU final year student
Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, Osun State, has confirmed the death of a final-year student of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Oluwole Oluwaseun. The university disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday by its Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Olarewaju. This is as the institution disclosed that the Nigeria Police has commenced an investigation into […]…
The Nigeria Police have launched an investigation into the death of a final-year student at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Ile-Ife, Osun State. According to the university's Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Olarewaju, the student, Oluwole Oluwaseun, was found unresponsive at an apartment in the Damico Area of Ooni Layout, Ile-Ife on Tuesday, September 15, around 1:30 p.m. University security personnel and the Nigeria Police were promptly dispatched to the scene.
Upon arrival, the student was pronounced dead by a medical doctor at the OAU Health Centre. The university has handed over all relevant information and recovered items to the police for their ongoing investigation. The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Adebayo Simeon Bamire, has expressed condolences to the deceased student's family, friends, classmates, and colleagues, while also offering support for those who may be emotionally affected.
The university urges the community to refrain from spreading unverified information or speculation during the police investigation, and encourages students in distress to seek help from available university support structures.
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