A
500-level undergraduate of the University of Lagos, Odusami Matthew, has died
after slumping at the Biobaku Hostel.
It was learnt that Matthew, a student at the
Estate Management Department, was playing football with some of his friends on
Friday when he slumped.
He
was reportedly rushed to the school’s medical centre where he was confirmed
dead on arrival.
It
was gathered that the remains of the student had been deposited at the Lagos
University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba.
On
a visit to the hostel on Monday, one of the residents confirmed that the
incident happened around 4pm.
He
said, “He stayed in this hostel. Around 4pm, he decided to play football with
some of his friends. He was not tackled neither was he with the ball when he
collapsed.
“Nobody
understood what went wrong with him. He was rushed to the medical centre, but
he died on the way. It’s really a shock to us.”
A
colleague of the victim, who spoke at the Faculty of Environmental Sciences,
said Matthew cried that his head was stiff before he died.
“Actually,
he had stopped playing. He took time off to rest and sat on the sideline.
Suddenly, he started crying that his head was stiff and he could not feel
anything again. He slumped shortly after and died,” the colleague, who did not
want to be named, said.
A
man, who claimed to be Matthew’s close friend, said he spoke with him on
Friday, adding that he never had any premonition that he would die suddenly.
Speaking
on condition of anonymity, the friend said, “He was a nice guy. He was also
hard working. He had a strong second class upper grade. I still cannot believe
he’s gone. I am grieving and don’t want to say more than that.”
However,
the Deputy Registrar and Head of Information Unit, University of Lagos, Mr.
Toyin Adebule, said Matthew was playing football at the university’s sports
centre, where he slumped and was rushed to the medical centre.
He
said, “A student was brought from the sports centre to the medical centre. When
he got there, he did not have any sign of life. The director of health centre
and other workers there tried to resuscitate him to no avail. He was dead.
“The
dean of students’ affairs and other representatives of the school were there.
We have reached the family and broken the news to them. Our prayers are with
them that God will give them the fortitude to bear the loss.”
It will be recalled that few months back,two female students of the institution also got drowned at a beach resort in Lagos
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