FRESH: Olabisi Onabanjo University Suspends Lectures Over Student’s Death
The management of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, has suspended lectures and other academic activities for two days over the death of a 200-level student in a campus shuttle accident.
The Genius Media Nigeria reports that the university announced the suspension in a statement after confirming that the student’s death.
The student died on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, after reportedly falling from a moving shuttle bus.
According to the management, all lectures and academic activities would remain suspended on Tuesday, November 10, and Wednesday, November 11, as a mark of respect for the deceased and in solidarity with the bereaved family.
The institution added that normal academic activities would resume on Thursday, November 12, 2026.
The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ayodeji Agboola, also extended his condolences to the family, friends, coursemates and lecturers of the deceased student.
The management appealed to students to remain calm and avoid spreading unverified information or graphic images of the incident on social media.
It also urged members of the university community to respect the privacy of the bereaved family during the period of mourning.
“As a mark of respect and solidarity with the bereaved family and the university community, the management has directed that all lectures and academic activities be suspended for today, Tuesday, November 10, and Wednesday, November 11, 2026. Normal academic activities will resume on Thursday, November 12, 2026″, the statement read.
