Toluwalope Adebayo
The Management of Adekunle Ajasin University (AAUA) has ordered the lockdown of the varsity following a ghastly road accident that happened yesterday.
The tragic incident occurred in the evening around 5 pm in front of the school's main gate.
According to an eyewitness, the accident involved a Dangote Group trailer truck, which rammed into buses and shops along the roadside, after losing control of its wheel.
As of the time of this report, about 20 people, including students and business owners have reportedly lost their lives, with many injured. Among the deceased was the immediate past Student Union Government President, Samuel Adesomoju, popularly known as ‘Sampraise’.
Also, some unidentified bodies were still discovered today, while many injured were transferred to Iwaro General Hospital, AAUA Health Center, Federal Medical Centre, Owo, Ondo State yesterday.
Some of the deceased bodies were deposited at the Iwaro General Hospital Moturary.
The school had yesterday postponed the first-semester examination scheduled to start on January 25th in respect of students lost to the accident.
The circular signed by the Acting Registrar, Opeoluwa Akinfemiwa further stated, "all students are therefore advised to vacate the campus.
However, students in the school hotels have been permitted to stay back till tomorrow.
Meanwhile, students and Nigerian celebrities took to Twitter yesterday to condemn the accident and called for the intervention of the Ondo State Government.
Here are some of the tweets:
@dekolalaff tweeted, "Please @RotimiAkeredolu save our lives by repairing that Road Sir....Our Parents deserve to see us alive after graduation😪😪😪"
@orheginal tweeted, "Akungba road was one of the main reasons @RotimiAkeredolu mentioned when he increased the school fees.
But I don't even see any advantageous changes for the increment of school fees, instead, we are just facing a lot that can make a student feel discouraged. #RescueAkungba"
@mrmacaronii tweeted, "I join voices with the Great students of Adekunle-Ajasin University and the Good people of Akungba to call on @RotimiAkeredolu to find a lasting solution to the Akungba road causing frequent accidents and loss of lives!! We want to go to school. Not to the graveyard!"
@YemieFash tweeted, "Imagine putting your hard-earned resources together to send your child to the university only for the child to die as a result of government negligence and insensitivity. May God grant the families and friends of the Akungba accident victims the fortitude to bear the loss.
Also, this morning, there was disorder in the community, as indigenes of the community blocked roads leading to the school.
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