A final year student of Applied Microbiology And Brewing from Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, identified as Francis, died as a result of lack of apparatus, negligence and dilapidated nature of the school's medical centre.
The students of the institution stormed the streets to show their grievances over the death which would have been prevented.
The course representative of the deceased who identified himself as Emeka, reported that Francis slumped when he was playing basketball with his mates, and was rushed to the school medical centre, which is some metres away from the basketball court. They were surprised when they did not see any medical doctor nor someone to attend to emergency cases. The doctor arrived later and asked for oxygen, nothing was provided, therefore, he referred the patient to another hospital, on reaching the hospital, he was confirmed dead.
The students are protesting in other to avoid a re-occurrence, since two students have already died this semester.
One of the protesters said that the most annoying thing was the comment from the Dean of Students affairs who said: "This is Nigeria where things don't go well, that here is Awka not like Nnewi, where there are facilities and equipments" And also the comment from the school P.R.O: "The student died before he was brought to the medical centre".
He also said that the school security threatened to deal with them if they continue with the protest, calling on the good people of Anambra State to come to their aid.
According to another source, the security of life and property in Unizik is in jeopardy, that robbery has taken another dimension, that the students are helpless to armed men. They called on the school management to do something about it.
A source said that, the students intended to round the school with their cardboard papers and candles to honour the dead and also send a message to the school authorities, but was stopped and threatened by the school security. This made them to match to ABS (Anambra Broadcasting Service) to pour out their grievances.
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