The Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State, has announced the tragic death of a final-year student from the Department of Foreign Languages, Esu Ema.
Ema was reportedly struck and killed by a driver named Lasisi Sodiq, near the university campus.
In a statement released by the University’s Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Olarewaju, it was revealed that Ema, who was a final year student with matriculation number FRM/2019/041, was hit by a Lexus vehicle with the license plate ABJ 427 LQ, driven by Sodiq.
According to Olarewaju, the unfortunate incident occurred while Ema was crossing the Ife-Ibadan Road near the campus gate. She was reportedly on her way to submit her final year project to her supervisor
The members of the Federal Road Safety Corps came to recover the corpse of the student and deposited same at the mortuary of the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex at about 12:35 pm while the officers of the Nigerian Police have arrested the driver for investigation and further necessary action,” the statement detailed.
Reacting to the tragic news, OAU Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Simeon Bamire, expressed deep condolences to Ema’s parents through the Dean of Students Affairs, Prof. Adeolu Odedire.
It is very sad to lose a domestic animal, how can anyone quantify the loss of a child, most especially a grown-up child who was a young, promising adult with a lot of potential? A final year student for that matter,” Bamire said.
He urged the parents, siblings, family members, friends, and classmates of the deceased to find comfort in their faith, adding, “The Lord will give us all the fortitude to bear this irreparable loss.”
