Tragedy struck on the campus of the Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba Akoko, on Friday as the institution lost two of its students.

The two students – Patience AYEDUN and Olakunle Olayinka – were killed by the deadly Lassa fever and cultists attack respectively.

Ayedun, a 200-level student of the Department of Educational Management, was said to have been infected by the disease and was quickly rushed to the health centre of the institution for treatment.

A source said,

“The health centre on the campus did not have the facilities to handle her case, so she was rushed to the Federal Medical Centre, Owo where she gave up the ghost on Thursday night. “

In his own case, Olayinka was reportedly shot dead by some people suspected cultists in the town. The incident which took the life of the 300-Level student of the Department of Biochemistry of the university was said to have happened on Friday.

A source said deceased was hit by the stray bullet during a gun duel between two rival cult groups but he reportedly passed away at the institution’s health centre on Friday.

The university management which confirmed the two incidents describing them as sad and unfortunate.

This was contained in a statement issued by the Acting Registrar of the institution, Mr Opeoluwa Akinfemiwa, on Sunday.

The statement read in part,

” On admission of Miss Temitope Patience AYEDUN, a 200 Level of the Department of Educational Management, at the university health centre, the medical personnel tried their best to manage her until she was referred to the Federal Medical Centre, Owo where she was intensively managed before she died on Thursday, March 5, 2020.

” The news of the death of Mr Olakunle Matthew OLAYINKA, a 300-Level student of the Department of Biochemistry, following wounds from gunshot by unidentified gunmen, was received last night, Friday, 6th March 2020, after the medical personnel at the university health centre put up spirited efforts to stabilise him. The security agents are still on the trail of the assailants for apprehension.

“The university management, under the leadership of the Ag. Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Olugbenga Ige, commiserates with the families of the deceased, the entire students and the university community on these sad events, and prays the Lord to console the families and the entire university community. The University Management has beefed up security within and outside the campus to forestall recurrence.”

To this end, the statement said university senate had directed that the first semester university-wide “GST and ENT CBT examinations for 2019/2020 academic session earlier scheduled for Monday, 9th March 2020 to Thursday, 12th March 2020 be postponed till further notice.”

The school urged the students of the institution not to be panic as the management, in conjunction with the security agencies, are on top of the situation.