The management of the Osun State University, Osogbo, has announced that five students were killed in an auto accident on the Ife-Ibadan Motorway on Sunday.
According to a statement signed by the university’s Public Relations Officer, Ademola Adesoji, and received in Osogbo on Monday, ten people died in a traffic accident in the Balogun region of Ikire.
According to a report from the Nigeria Police and the Federal Road Safety Corps, the accident occurred when a bus from Ibadan collided with an 18-passenger bus leaving Osogbo, resulting in several casualties.
“Our university management, upon receiving this distressing news, swiftly dispatched a team to the scene to identify and support any of our students involved in the accident.
“Regrettably, we confirm the loss of the following students: 1. Olagbemide Dotun, a 200-level student of software engineering.
“2. Suleiman Farouq Adedayo, a 400-level student of Law, 3. Ogundare Pelumi, a 300-level student of Public Health, 4. Ogundare Elijah, a 100-level student of Mechanical Engineering, 5. Olawuyi Mary, a 200-level student of Nursing.
“However, one of our students, Olagbemide Damilola, a 200-level student of Medicine and Surgery, survived the accident and is currently receiving medical attention. The police confirmed a total of 10 fatalities from this unfortunate incident,” Adesoji said.
