The atmosphere of The Federal University of Technology Akure , Ondo State , was thrown into agony on Thursday following the mischievous death of a female second year student of Food Science and Technology.
The deceased student , who was identified as Deborah Olajide, was reportedly ran over and killed by a vehicle on Wednesday night on the Akure -Ilesa Expressway, few metres away from the main gate of the university.
The driver of the vehicle was said to have escaped from the scene of the accident.
Following the incident , the students organised a procession in front of the school gate , which blocked the Akure -Ilesa Expressway for several hours on Thursday evening .
The development led to a traffic jam as travellers , especially those travelling to the northern part of the country , were stranded on the road .
It was learnt that the students didn ’t return to the campus until around 11 pm .
Confirming the incident , the Police Public Relations Officer in the state , Mr . Femi Joseph , said the real cause of the student ’s death was still unknown to the police .
He said , “ The lifeless body of the deceased was found by the road on Thursday morning which gave impression that she might have been knocked down by a hit -and -run driver but we are not certain about the real cause yet . Since then , we have been appealing to the students to be patient with us to do our investigation on the matter .”
The Head of the Protocol and Public Relations Unit of the institution , Mr . Adegbenro Adebanjo , who also confirmed the incident , described it as sad and unfortunate .
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