- OAU Student Reportedly Commits Su|c|de Following Poor Results
- Ajibola Ibitayo was a 200-level student in the Faculty of Dentistry
- Olanrewaju notied that the student had already repeated Part Two in the previous session
The management of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Ile-Ife, Osun State, has expressed grief over the death of Ajibola Ibitayo, a 200-level student in the Faculty of Dentistry.
Eko Hot Blog reports that Ibitayo, matriculation number DEN/2021/023, reportedly took his own life after discovering that his results from the last semester required him to repeat Part Two for another academic year.
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The university’s Public Relations Officer, Mr. Abiodun Olarewaju, confirmed the incident yesterday, noting that the student had already repeated Part Two in the previous session.
The student, whose father is a medical doctor, reportedly injected himself at his parents’ home in Ejigbo, Osun State.
In response, OAU Vice-Chancellor Prof. Adebayo Simeon Bamire urged parents and guardians to teach children that temporary setbacks are a part of life and not the end.
He encouraged students and young people to see failure as a chance to redirect their paths toward success and greater achievements.
Prof. Bamire prayed for God to grant the parents, family, Faculty, College of Health Sciences, and the university community the strength to endure this irreplaceable loss.
