LASU clarifies death of female student

The Lagos State University (LASU) on Monday said the organisers of the party at which a 200 level female student died earlier in the month did not inform the university authorities of the event.
The university said this in its official bulletin in Lagos.
It identified the late student as Miss Omolara Gbadeyan of the Department of Industrial Relations and Personnel Management, Faculty of Management Science.
According to the bulletin, Gbadeyan attended a party hosted by the History and International Studies Students Association on February 11 at an Event Centre at Igando, Igando/Ikotun Local Government Development Area.
It said that the organisers of the party did not inform the university authority or seek its approval for the event.
According to the university, this is contrary to the rules and regulations of the institution.
“The university authority management received the shocking news after the sad event had occurred and immediately swung into action,’’ the bulletin said.
It said the management directed the health service department and the Security unit, Students Affairs Division, ‎to carry out detailed investigation on the reported incident.
According to the bulletin, the incident was reported to the police while the body of the deceased was deposited at the morgue of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH).
It said that autopsy was being carried out to determine the cause of the death and a detailed statement would be released by the university authority as soon as ‎the investigation was concluded.
The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Lanre Fagbohun, commiserated with the family ‎of the deceased on behalf of the entire university and wished the departed soul eternal rest.
Fagbohun advised students to remain calm and law abiding as ‎they go about their academic and other activities dutifully.
Family members of the dead student had stormed LASU to ask the university authority to produce their ward, amidst wailing.