The Management of The Polytechnic, Ibadan, has ordered the immediate
closure of its Eruwa Campus following a violent protest by students over
the death one of their colleagues.
The students went on the rampage, yesterday, and destroyed the health
centre of the institution, claiming that the death of the student was
caused by negligence on the part of the medical personnel that treated
him. But, the Public Relations Officer of the institution, Mr. Soladoye
Adewole dismissed the claims by the students.
He said: “One of our students died. He fell sick and was taken to our
health centre. He was okay and even played football after his
treatment. But, the sickness relapsed. Instead of bringing him to the
health centre which opens every 24 hours, they took him to a private
hospital, Awojobi Clinic, where he died.”
He said it was surprising that students claimed he was given
injection, adding that no injection was administered on him when he was
in the institution’s health centre.
Adewole said the management had to close down the institution to prevent further destruction of property.
He explained that management saw itself as a guardian to all the
students and there was no way the death of any of them would not be
painful to them.
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