A 100-level student of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Ogbomoso, has been confirmed dead after he slumped during an exercise at the school’s sports complex.
The student, identified as Moyosore Akinde of the Department of Biochemistry, reportedly slumped while jogging, last weekend.
The deceased reportedly died on his way to the Health Centre of the school.
Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Micheal Ologunde, has ordered that the institution’s sports centre be closed down for three days in honour of the deceased.
Prof. Ologunde, who described the death as ‘another black episode’ in the history of the university, said it was a painful occurrence.
His words, “We never expected this at a time that our students were just resuming for academic activities, at a time that we were aiming at unbroken academic calendar.
“Our prayer at this time was for God to grant his parents and relations the fortitude to bear this irreparable loss, while stopping all these unfortunate incidences in LAUTECH.”
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Public Relations Officer of the university, Akin Fadeyi, who also confirmed the incident, added that the cause of the death is yet to be known.
Fadeyi, in a telephone interview, on Wednesday, said Akinde died on his way to the institution’s heath centre.
He added that the incident occurred at the weekend and not on Monday as being speculated.
“Akinde Moyosore Abdul slumped. He died on his way to the heath centre. What really happened is still unknown because he died on his way to the heath centre. The incident occurred during the weekend and not on Monday.
“Had it been that he made it to the heath centre, the doctors would have told us the cause of his death. You know that LAUTECH is a non-residential institution and, everybody has access to the sport facilities.
“He is not the only one that has been using the facilities. But, no one can say what happened,” the official said.
Akinde’s death was coming barely five weeks after two students of the university lost their lives in a road accident.
The duo were, on May 21, involved in the road accident that occurred in Ogbomoso.
