A 500-level undergraduate of the University of Lagos, Odusami Matthew, has died after slumping at the Biobaku Hostel.
We learnt that Matthew, a student at the Estate Management Department, was playing football with some of his friends on Friday when he slumped.
He was reportedly rushed to the school’s medical centre where he was confirmed dead on arrival.
We were told that the remains of the student had been deposited at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba.
When we visited the hostel on Monday, one of the residents confirmed that the incident happened around 4pm.
He said, “He stayed in this hostel. Around 4pm, he decided to play football with some of his friends. He was not tackled neither was he with the ball when he collapsed.
A colleague of the victim, who spoke to us at the Faculty of Environmental Sciences, said Matthew cried that his head was stiff before he died.
“Actually, he had stopped playing. He took time off to rest and sat on the sideline. Suddenly, he started crying that his head was stiff and he could not feel anything again. He slumped shortly after and died,” the colleague, who did not want to be named, said.
May his soul rest in peace Amen
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