In a message to DAILY POST earlier, the Public Relations Officer of OAU, Mr. Abiodun Olarewaju stated that the school has confirmed the incident and that the Management was doing everything to handle the situation.
The source, a student of Awo Hall, Ekundayo Adeniran stated that, “On Tuesday 20th of April, 2021, Adedeji Emmanuel, a 200 level student of the Department of Management and Accounting drank the deadly poison, sniper and was found dead behind one of the school’s lecture halls. DAILY POST could not ascertain the identity of the other student but obtained information that he is in critical condition and is currently receiving treatment at Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex .Orifunke Lawal, an entrepreneur and educationist observed that having two students committing suicide under 24 hours in the Obafemi Awolowo University was not a good indication.
He listed pastoral care, academic mentoring and student support services as areas where interventions can be sought. Gracious Adesola, a student noted that, “Nigeria University system isn’t students friendly. From lecturers wickedness to too much work load and outdated lectures. More needs to be done. Being at the mercy of lecturers is something so bad and unpalatable.”She revealed that lecturers take out their frustrations on the students and wondered what someone without human compassion was doing in a university environment.
Mujidat, a student who put the blame on parents, explained that most parents usually make their children to commit suicide by their aggression when their children failed any examination.
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