3 Undergraduates Killed in Okada Accident in LAUTECH; Students Protest, Burn Vehicles

HELL was let loose on Monday night and Tuesday, as students of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, Oyo State, went on rampage, as three of their colleagues were reportedly killed by an alleged drunk okada rider. The deceased, all female, according to Nigerian Tribune sources, were 200-level undergraduates of Science Laboratory Technology (SLT) department of the institution. Sources informed that the deceased were returning from where they went to get their laboratory coats by one their lecturers. On their way, two of them were riding on the popular okada when a taxi reportedly veered off its way to crush them.
But before they were hit, one of the girls, in an attempt to escape being hurt, flew from the bike but unfortunately hit her head on the tarred road. The second girl on the bike and third victim, who was trekking on the road, died on getting to the hospital. The three passengers in the taxi, who were also students of the institution, it was learnt, were in coma as of press time. Irked by the incident, which they claimed was the third in two years involving okada riders and students, the students had, since Monday afternoon, commenced riot in the school premises. They razed down the taxi, made bonfires on the road, destroyed some school property and were alleged to have beaten up the female lecturer in question. The Public Relations Officer of the institution, Mrs Folashade Ajao-Oyediran, informed the Nigerian Tribune that they were not allowed into the school, saying the school management was currently meeting over the matter and would make statement soonest.

 Tribune