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Ajasin varsity closes indefinitely over student’s death

By Oluwaseun Akingboye, Akure
11 April 2016   |   2:12 am
Following a violent protest weekend over the death of a second-year student of the Department of Economics, authorities of Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba, Akoko, Ondo State have shut the institution ...
Adekunle Ajasin University

Adekunle Ajasin University

Following a violent protest weekend over the death of a second-year student of the Department of Economics, authorities of Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba, Akoko, Ondo State have shut the institution indefinitely.

The late student, Ojo Afolabi, who was also a commercial motorcycle rider, reportedly met his demise after being hit by a commercial vehicle along Owo-Ikare Expressway on Friday night.

A statement yesterday by the Acting Registrar, Sunday Ayeerun, said ongoing examinations had been suspended while students were to leave the campus immediately.

It added that students would be informed of a new resumption date in due course.

Ayeerun noted that management had set up a panel on the incident with a view to forestalling future occurrences.

The Guardian learnt that Ojo gave up the ghost while being rushed in the school ambulance to the Federal Medical Centre, Owo.

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