Mudiaga Affe, Calabar
A 100-level student at the Cross River University of Technology, Calabar, Ogolo Eke, has died after a kerosene explosion in her house in the Eight Miles area of Calabar.
The 21-year-old student of the Department of Microbiology was reportedly burnt beyond recognition by the fire, which was suspected to have been caused by adulterated kerosene.
PUNCH Metro learnt on Thursday that Ogolo was among the 5,500 freshmen that participated in CRUTECH’s matriculation on April 9.
A witness, Mr. Ekere Kelvin, said Ogolo was trying to refill a lantern with kerosene around 7.45pm on Wednesday when the incident occurred.
He said the victim was rushed to a private hospital in Calabar in critical condition, but she could not survive the severe burns.
Kelvin said, “We heard a sound from her room. Before we got there, the smoke had already covered the room. We tried to help…
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