Ekiti crash: EKSU student’s leg amputated

Kamarudeen Ogundele, Ado Ekiti The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has declared a three-day state-wide prayer for the repose of the souls of the six students of the Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, who died on Monday night in an auto accident.

The accident occurred around 7.30 pm in front of the main gate of the institution when a Lexus car rammed into a commercial mini bus plying the institution.

The governor, who made the declaration during a sympathy visit to the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti, said that the prayer was also meant to prevent a recurrence of such terrible incidences.

Findings at the hospital by our correspondent on Tuesday revealed that the right leg of one of the two survivors had been amputated. A hospital source said, “The accident badly affected his right leg and he lost so much blood. His leg was amputated to save his life.”

The Ekiti State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Maiwada Ismaila, confirmed that eight persons were involved in the accident, while five died on the spot.

“One later died in the hospital. But the two survivors are still in the Accident and Emergency Unit of the hospital receiving treatment,” he said.

It was further gathered that five male and one female students died in the accident.

Five of them were in the car while the bus driver had two persons with him including a female, who survived the accident.

Eksu accident tragedy: family members shocked, speechless

Barely 24 hours after the auto accident which claimed the lives of five students of Ekiti State University (EKSU), relations and families of the victims are yet to come to terms with the tragedy.

Many of them who stormed Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH) were too grief-stricken to talk to reporters.

They came to identify the bodies of their loved ones at the mortuary while the relations of injured came to be with them at bedside.

Some relations cried profusely on sighting the bodies of the victims they had come to identify.

The accident occurred at about 7.30 pm when the Lexus 320 car crashed into a bus belonging to a nursery and primary school.

The victims who were said to be “yahoo boys” were  said to be coming from a party to celebrate the acquisition of a brand new Range Rover Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) by a member of the gang.

Governor Ayo Fayose declared a 3-day statewide prayers for the repose of the souls of the departed.

The governor explained while on a sympathy visit to EKSUTH that the prayers was also meant to forestall a recurrence of such terrible incidences.

EKSU TO STOP CONDUCTING POST-UTME SCREENING NEXT YEAR

The Vice Chancellor of Ekiti State University, EKSU, Ado Ekiti, Prof. Samuel Bandele, has expressed his approval of the Federal Government’s decision to cease conduction of post-UTME tests.

He also commended the approval given to universities to screen candidates with intention to gain admission with fake results.

Speaking at a media conference for the 21st convocation ceremony of the institution, Bandele also disclosed that he has banned public smoking within the campus.

During his speech, he also mentioned that he has ordered students of opposite sex living together, popularly called “couple life” to stop such forthwith.

Bankole made another announcement which revealed that 18,685 candidates were to receive degrees, diplomas and post-graduate diplomas during the convocation slated to take place on Friday, June 24.

Of the figure, 3,054 were full-time students, 392 were for Sandwich,10,613 for Affilliate colleges and 3,937 were part-time students.

78 will get their PhD degrees, 366 for Masters, 127 for professional Masters and 118 for Post- Graduate Diploma.

A total of 24 students will receive First Class honours degree, even as some Nigeriansincluding the Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, are to be conferred with honorary Doctoral degrees.