UNILAG Students Protest Death Of Colleague (Photos)

 

Following the demise of one of their

colleagues yesterday, students of the

University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka, Yaba,

Lagos state, have staged an in-house protest,

and have shut down the school’s main

campus.

Students of the University of Lagos (UNILAG)

protesting the death of their colleague

According to reports reaching Naij.com, the

students have shut the institution’s main gate,

as they asked the Vice Chancellor, Professor

Rahman Bello, to intervene in the matter.

Some of the students, who spoke with our

correspondent, noted that since the

electrocution took place within the school

premises, the school management should take

responsibility for the incident, which has left

the family of the student in tears.

The late student, Oluchi Anekwe, who was

reportedly electrocuted on her way to her

room in Sodeinde Residence, New Hall, was

said to have been rushed to the Lagos

University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), but was

pronounced dead on arrival.

During the protest, the students chanted “No

VC, No going back” as they demanded

Professor Bello’s presence among them.

Some Students of the institution during the

protest in Lagos

The students also took to twitter to express

their anger over the unfortunate incident,

noting that many are still unaware of the

naked wires which are laying recklessly on

the way to their hostels.

Protest is going on right now in Unilag,

news coming to me, their are lots of

Naked wire laying down all of the school

hotel #RIPOLUCHI

— Mallam Maigida Nasir (@irepgidi)

September 9, 2015

Unilag Students protest death of

electrocuted colleague http://t.co/

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@beat_traffik

— Inside Mainland (@InsideMainland)

September 9, 2015

WHERE THE FUCK IS MSA PRESIDENT???

AREGBESOLA??? COME OUT SIDE

#UnilagMournsOluchi #UnilagProtest

— Fanny Magnet (@Femi_17) September 9,

2015

The gates of Unilag locked at the moment

as students protest peacefully over the

death of a female student killed by a high

tension cable

— omodia okhueleigbe (@omodia4real)

September 9, 2015

Violent protest in Unilag over the death of

100 level fem std electrocuted at Sodeinde

Hall

— metropolexpress (@metropolexpress)

September 9, 2015

A memo signed by Abiodun Martins, the

institution’s Students Union Government

(SUG) president also showed the students’

displeasure with the ‘unavoidable’ incident.

It read:

GREATEST AKOKITES!!!

The University of Lagos Students’ Union regrets

to announce the passing away of one of us, our

very own OLUCHI ANEKWE, a 300 level student

of the department of Accounting.

Oluchi, till her death, was a first class student,

and a very active student in class.

Our condolence goes to her families, relatives

and friends. We pray that God will grant them

the fortitude to bear the loss.

The event that led to her death is in its entirety

avoidable. We hereby call on all concerned

authorities to swing into action so as to prevent

future occurrence.

In this regard, we hereby declare that all

academic and social activities of the school and

of the students’ are hereby suspended for today

and no unnecessary sound around the campus

in honour of the lost soul.

The entire University of Lagos Students loved

her, but God in His wisdom saw fit to embrace

her.

We shall surely miss her. Oluchi, GOODNIGHT.

Signed;

Comrade Abiodun Martins

ULSU President (2014/2015)

As at the time of filing this report, the

students were still expressing their

displeasure over the mishap, as reports from

the institution’s Akoka, Yaba campus state

that there are no vehicles coming in or going

out of the school.