Life in most public and even some private high institutions is not a tea party. Academic and social activities within the period of studentship; from the point of registration to the point of exit is usually a memory that lives with the students.
In some schools, students have to go the extra miles to read and pass their exams due to lack of basic amenities. Even libraries and when you find one, their books are either obsolete or incomplete.
The sorry state of some lecture halls and hostel facilities puts to question the quality of graduates such institutions have been churning out both in character and learning.
The situation is so bad that students of some of the private and public institutions in Nigeria resort to bathing outside and going to toilet in nearby bushes because of the unhygienic nature of their bathrooms and toilets.
For many students writing their final papers is a huge relief which they celebrate amidst pumps and pageantries. It is usually a day that students hope for to celebrate with friends and loved ones.
Sadly, that was not the case of Final year student of Microbiology in Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NAU), Awka, Anambra State identified as one Francis.
Francis who was already hours away from being a graduate reportedly slumped and passed on while participating in a basketball competition going on in the institution.
According to multiple online reports, the deceased after collapsing on the pitch was rushed to the school’s clinic for prompt medical attention and possible first aid.
Reports however claimed that there was no doctor on ground at the time of they arrived the clinic either was there any oxygen to help stabilize him.
Announcing his demise on Facebook, UNIZIK SUG PRO, Churchill Chiagozie wrote; “Big #Tragedy befall Unizik Students At Large. A Final Year Student Of Microbiology Department, Unizik slumped and died while playing basket ball yesterday @BAKASSI , few days after signing out. RIP Master Francis! May your Soul Rest in Peace my brother. Churchill Chiagozie SUG PRO, UNIZIK reporting from Awka.”
He was reportedly rushed to another hospital, where he was confirmed dead on arrival.
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