Three of the victims of the accident which killed 12
people including eight students of the Olabisi
Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye, Ogun State, on
Friday had been buried.
Also, Monday (today) and Tuesday have been
declared a lecture-free day to mourn the deceased
students.
The accident occurred on Friday at Ilishan Junction
along Sagamu/Benin Expressway.
Those buried on Saturday were the driver of the
commercial bus, Lukman Adekeye, and two students
of OOU, Dare Olatunji Michael, and Aminat Adebayo.
It will be recalled that a truck laden with a container,
whose driver drove against traffic had a head-on
collision with a commercial bus conveying the OOU
students and some other passengers. Twelve people
died on the spot. Eight of them were OOU students.
The victims were Odubanjo Eunice Oluwadamilola,
200-level Political Science; Ogunnoiki Omolade
Mariam, 100-level, History; Aribiola Yetunde
Elizabeth, 100-level Biochemistry; Adams Suliat
Oluwatobi, 100-level Accounting; Funmilayo Latifat,
100-level Chemical Science; Asade Christianah
Ibukun, 200-level Law; and Dairo Olatunji Michael, a
graduate of Physics.
The only survivor, Akinbo Laughter Ibukun, is a 300-
level Chemistry student of the same institution.
Meanwhile, the Students’ Union Government of the
institution after a meeting on Sunday with the
Nigerian Association of Nigerian Students, South-
West zonal coordinator, Sunday Ashefun, and Ogun
NANS chairman, Okikiola Ogunsola, decided that
Monday be declared a ‘Black Monday’ in the school.
It was also agreed that no lecture or club activities be
conducted within the campuses of the institution on
Monday and Tuesday.
The President of OOU SUG, Adegbesan Adenola, said,
“We will be having a candlelight procession for our
late colleagues on Monday night.
“We are expecting all students to come as students
from other tertiary institutions across the state will
join us in the exercise.”
Also, the Ogun State government has commiserated
with the governing council of the institution. A
delegation led by the Deputy Governor, Mrs. Yetunde
Onanuga, and the Secretary to the State Government,
Taiwo Adeoluwa, led the condolence visit.
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