Five students of the Osun State University, Osogbo, have died, while five others sustained injuries in a tragic accident along the Ife-Ibadan Expressway.
The university management confirmed this in a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, Ademola Adesoji, and obtained in Osogbo on Monday.
According to Adesoji, reports from the Nigeria Police and the Federal Road Safety Corps indicated that the accident occurred around the Balogun area, Ikire, when a bus coming from Ibadan and an 18-passenger bus from Osogbo collided head-on, leading to multiple 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,” Adesoji stated.
He confirmed the names of the deceased students: “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.”
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