300-level UI medical student dies after ingesting insecticide
Naija News • 1h ago
A 300-level medical student of the University of Ibadan (name withheld) has died after consuming an insecticide on Sunday night, according to authorities at the University College Hospital, Ibadan.
A fellow student reportedly found him on the ground floor of Nnamdi Azikiwe Hall, foaming at the mouth and disoriented. The victim reportedly admitted to ingesting the insecticide, identified as Sniper, before losing consciousness.
PUNCH Metro gathered on Monday that the student’s roommates immediately alerted hall authorities, who contacted the Students’ Union bus service to convey him to Jaja Clinic. He was initially stabilised with oxygen and intravenous fluids before being transferred to the UCH’s emergency unit, where he was placed on life support.
The UCH Public Relations Officer, Funmi...