Ondo varsity has been thrown into darkness as two students died within 24 hours, VAM News reports.

One student identified as Miss Temitope Patience AYEDUN, a 200 Level of the Department of Educational Management confirmed died and the death of Mr. Olakunle Matthew OLAYINKA, a 300-Level student of the Department of Biochemistry.

Meanwhile, the management of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko (AAUA) in ondo state has announced an indefinite postponement of the school examinations earlier scheduled to start on Monday 9th March 2020, following the death of the students.

According to a statement signed by the acting registrar of the University, Opeoluwa Akinfemiwa on Saturday, one of the students died of injuries sustained from gunshot by unidentified gunmen, while the other died of an illness beyond the capacity of the University health facility.


The statement reads in part:

     “The University Management received, with rude shock, the loss of two of our students to death in the course of the week.”

“Miss Temitope Patience AYEDUN, a 200 Level of the Department of Educational Management, was admitted at the University Health Centre, the Medical Personnel tried their best to manage her until she was referred to the Federal Medical Centre, Owo where she was intensively managed before she died on Thursday, 5th March, 2020.”

” Within 24hours, another news of the death recorded of Mr. Olakunle Matthew OLAYINKA, a 300-Level student of the Department of Biochemistry, following wounds from gunshot by unidentified gunmen, was received last night, Friday, 6th March, 2020, after the Medical personnel at the University Health Centre put up spirited efforts to stabilise him. The Security agents are still on the trail of the assailants for apprehension.”

“The University Management, under the leadership of the Ag. Vice Chancellor, Prof. Olugbenga E. Ige, commiserates with the families of the deceased, the entire students and the University community on these sad events, and prays the Lord console the families and the entire University community. The University Management has beefed up security within and outside the campus to forestall recurrence.”

“Mourning the painful loss of these our students, the Ag. Vice Chancellor, Prof. Olugbenga E. Ige, on behalf of the University Senate has, therefore, directed that the First Semester University-wide GST and ENT CBT examinations for 2019/2020 academic session earlier scheduled for Monday, 9th March, 2020 to Thursday, 12th March, 2020 be postponed till further notice.”

The University Management further commiserated with the families of the deceased, and urged students to remain calm as the University Management has beefed up security within and outside the campus to forestall recurrence.


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https://www.voiceairmedia.com/2020/03/ondo-varsity-postpones-exam-mourns.html

Authority should do the needful before the situation will degenerate to something else.

Rest in peace to the dead, but is not a good reason to postpone exam.

Randy100:
Rest in peace to the dead, but is not a good reason to postpone exam.

We don already start to protest, that was the best they could do at that point

ayoblinks:

We don already start to protest, that was the best they could do at that point

Ok. Why the protest.

Randy100:
Ok. Why the protest.

Cases like this has been happening around the school and the authorities dey look
We pay thousands of naira and our security isn't guaranteed??

After the increase of their school fees still no better security...... student living around adefarati always in constant fear the school need to do something about this