The management of Obafemi Awolowo University has reacted to the death of a final year female student of the Department of Foreign Languages, Esu Rita Ema.
ACJOAU earlier reported how the deceased was knocked down and instantly killed by a private vehicle in an attempt to cross the Ife-Ibadan highway on the way to submit her final year project.
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In a press release statement issued and signed by the University Public Relations Officer, Mr. Abiodun Olanrewaju identified the vehicle to be a Lexus car with registration number ABJ 427 LQ and driven by Lasisi Sodiq Segun.
According to the release, members of the Federal Road Safety Corps have come to recover the corpse of the student and deposited it at the OAUTHC morgue while the driver has been apprehended for further investigation.
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Prof. Simeon Bamire, the University Vice Chancellor expressing his grief said: “If it is very sad to lose a domestic animal, how can anyone quantify the loss of a child, most especially a grown-up child who was a young, promising adult with a lot of potential. A final year student for that matter.”
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The Vice-Chancellor has sent a condolence message to the parents of the deceased through the Dean, of Students Affairs, Prof. Adeolu Odedire; the statement disclosed.