Three female students of the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam Campus Anambra State were reportedly found dead in their hostel on Saturday,September 10.
As reported by The Punch, a source indentified the deceased students as:
Emmanuella (200 Level Business Administration student ), Mercy (200 Level Pharmacy student) and Obidiaso Chidera (200 Level Political Science student).
It was allegedly reported that the deceased might have mistakenly locked themselves in their room from outside, whilst the reason for their death are yet to be known.
A source in the school who was not authorized to speak on the matter said :
“When we got to the apartment,we found them lifeless with two on their beds in the room, while the third lifeless body was found in the kitchen “.
In agreement to the development, the management of the school institution said the death of the students came as a shock to them.
Dr Harrison Madubueze, the university’s spokesman said in a statement that the institution received the report with rude shock.Further, he said security operatives were investigating the case and at the right time, they would publicly reveal their findings.
In His Words:
“The university management received with rude shock the news of the death of three of its students.At the moment, the date, time and manner of their death are still uncertain.However, the security operatives are investigating the matter and at the appropriate time, they would make the findings public .”
Dr Madubueze then said, the University was not aware that any of her students in the second year classes and above were still within the university environment.
“This is because the institution closed on Wednesday 24th August 2022 after the second-semester examination and will resume on October 1st 2022,” as reported by the Nigerian Tribune.
