The Vice Chancellor (VC) of the University of Ibadan (UI), Prof Isaac Adewole, has reacted to reports concerning the death of a 200 level student of the institution who died during a football match last week.
Addressing journalists at the Senate Chambers of the institution, the VC disclosed that they could not perform an autopsy to ascertain the cause of the death as the parents of the deceased, Mayowa Alaran, demanded for the corpse which has since been buried according to Islamic rites.
The VC then promised that series of measures would be taken to further safeguard lives of students on campus. He announced the establishment of Student Health Service within the hostels where the management of the University of Ibadan will commence annual medical screening of all students and staff of the institution.
Prof. Adewole added that the entire University community was sad over the death of Mayowa Alaran who was a 200 level student of Health Education.
The Professor charged the students not to incubate complaints for days but report any unusual observation about their health status instantly to avoid unnecessary loss of productive minds.
He also used the platform to apologise to the journalist who was assaulted during the students’ protest.