Speeding driver kills OAU final year student going to submit project
A final year student of the Department of Foreign Languages, at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Esu Ema, has been killed by a speeding driver near the campus.
The management of the institution announced her death on Thursday.
The Public Relations Officer of OAU, Abiodun Olarewaju, in a statement said the deceased student with the matriculation number FRM/2019/041 was knocked down and killed by a Lexus car with number plate ABJ 427 LQ driven by one Sodiq.
According to the statement, the student was said to be going to the campus to submit her final year project to her supervisor.
It was while crossing the Ife – Ibadan road near the campus gate that the accident happened.
Olanrewau states: “The members of the Federal Road Safety Corps came to recover the corpse of the student and deposited same at the mortuary of the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex at about 12:35 pm while the officers of the Nigerian Police have arrested the driver for investigation and further necessary action.”
In his condolence message, the OAU Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Simeon Bamire, said: “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.
“The Lord will give us all the fortitude to bear this irreparable loss.”
The condolence message sent to the parents of the deceased through the Dean of Students Affairs of the university, Prof. Adeolu Odedire.
