A 100 level student of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, was on Monday, confirmed dead after he slumped while jogging
A 100 level student of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, was on Monday, confirmed dead after he slumped during an athletic exercises session at the school’s sports complex.
The student, Akinde Moyosore Abdul, a 100 level student from Biochemistry department slumped during a slow jogging and died on his way to the Health Centre.
Following the development, the Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Professor Micheal Ologunde, ordered that the institution’s sports Centre be closed down for three days in honor of the departed soul.
Ologunde who described his death as another black episode in the history of the University, explained that it was a painful occurrence that remained unexpected and devastating.
He said: “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