On Thursday, 30th of September, 2021, the student community of the institution lost a part four student of the Department of Foreign Language due to alleged negligence of the University Health workers.
According to OduduwaNews correspondent at the University, it was learnt that late Aisha Adesina was an Asthma patient who visited the University after feeling a little bit weak but was given a wrong medicine which complicated her initial ailment.
According to a release signed by the Students’ Union President and Secretary General Elect, they condemned the attitude of the Doctors and other health workers in the University Health Centre in strong terms and demanded that the University Management should investigate the death of Aisha and check the excesses of the Health Center Workers as the incident would not be the first occcurence.
“We call on the University Management to investigate the death of one of our colleagues and punish all health workers who failed in performing their duties when Aishat needed attendance which they failed to give but only transferred her in last moment to Seventh Day Hospital where she eventually died.
“Without a proper and quick investigation and punishment meted accordingly, the University Management will be endangering the lives of students. We cannot let our lives become toys. We will have to protest this, as we cannot afford to keep losing our lives like fowls”
OduduwaNews gathered that the students assembled at the University Health Centre on Thursday evening till the early hour of Friday, October 1st, 2021 to protest the death of their fellow student, while they also scheduled a protest for today, 1st of October to register their displeasure to the University.
This is really unfair and a big slap on the face of the so called Great Ife. An occurrence is what we need to prevent and fight for solution to competent health workers.