FUTA final year student dies while playing football

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Peter Dada, Akure

A 500-level Applied Geophysics student at the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, Tunji Agboola, has reportedly slumped and died while playing football on Saturday at FUTA South Gate area of Akure, the state capital.

It was gathered that the student, who was living outside the campus, had no record of health challenge before the incident and the cause of the death was still unknown as of press time.

A source said immediately the deceased slumped, he was rushed to the institution’s health centre but the centre was not open due to the strike action embarked upon by the Non-Academic Staff Union. He was later rushed to a private hospital in the area.

On getting to the private hospital, Agboola was allegedly not attended to due to lack of basic oxygen apparatus.

“This made the rescue team to rush him to the Ondo State Specialist Hospital, Akure,…



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