How 300 Level OAU Student Drowned In Off Campus Hotel Swimming Pool

A 300-Level student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Fatile Emmanuel, has been reported dead after drowning in an off campus hotel swimming pool.

According to PUNCH, the student of the Department of Pharmacy, who went for a swim with two other students on Sunday, drowned after he dived into the hotel’s swimming pool without a life jacket.

The president of university’s Pharmaceutical Association of Nigeria Students, Adeyemi Yusuf, described the death as painful. He said;

“We learnt that three of our students that were friends went to a hotel to swim. They were done already, but the deceased entered again to swim alone and drowned. 

“The other students called for help, but the people around could not also swim. ‎When the lifeguard came, he tried to rescue him, but it was late already. 

“The doctor said he was brought to the hospital exactly 05.10pm as a ‘lifeless body.’ After leaving the hospital, we went to the mortuary to confirm that he is dead.”

According to Yusuf, the parents of the deceased as well as the police have been notified and three witnesses are being interrogated to find out how the student died.

“The police are aware already. The parents are also around from Akure to identify his body. Police have arrested two of our students and the lifeguard for interrogation. ‎ 

“We are in touch with police to ensure that our students are not wrongly accused or maltreated. The police want the doctor to do a postmortem, after which the students will be released.”