A 22-year-old student of the Department of Social Work, Faculty of Social Science, Simon Adokwu, has been reported dead.
According to The PUNCH, Adokwu was said to have died after he had slumped while playing football at a field near the University’s Human Resource Development Centre.
The 100level student was said to have been playing football with his friends when he was said to have slumped.
He was immediately taken to the medical center for immediate medical attention, he was unfortunately confirmed dead at the medical center.
The incident has been confirmed by the Varsity’s Public Relations Officer, Alagba Ibraheem.
She said, “But he said he was still going to go ahead and play football. In the course of playing, his teammates turned around and noticed that he had slumped.
“They moved closer and tried to raise him but at that point, he was completely motionless. His friends took him to the medical centre, and they immediately tried to resuscitate him but unfortunately, he was dead.
“The DSA called his parents and when they came over, they said they would like to take his body but that is not our tradition. We still need to do an autopsy and post-mortem evaluation. At that point, we had to move his body to the LUTH, Idi-Araba.”
