The Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State community is mourning the loss of a 200-level medical student, Ajibola Ibitayo, who died by suicide.
The university’s spokesman, Abiodun Olanrewaju, confirmed the news on Thursday, August 14.
According to the university, the dentistry student, with matriculation number DEN/2021/023, took his own life after receiving his semester results.
“Ajibola Ibitayo (Matriculation Number: DEN/2021/023), committed suicide after learning that the results of the last semester examinations, released yesterday, would require him to repeat Part Two for another academic year,” a statement by the university said.
“He had already been repeating Part Two during the last session.”
Olanrewaju said that the student, whose father is a doctor, reportedly injected himself at his parents’ home in Ejigbo, Osun State.
Reacting to the incident, the institution’s vice-chancellor, Prof. Simeon Bamire, pleaded with parents and guardians to instill in their children the understanding that temporary setbacks in the pursuit of success are indispensable and not the end of life.
Extending sympathy to parents, family, and members of the university community, the vice-chancellor urged students to view failure as an opportunity to redirect their paths toward greater success.
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