A third-year medical student at the University of Lagos, UNILAG, identified as Williams has been found dead just a day before the commencement of the school’s examination.
The Provost of the College of Medicine, Professor David Oke, disclosed that the student may have taken his own life due to the overwhelming pressure of the upcoming exams. This suspicion arose after some of Williams’ colleagues reported that he had shared a cryptic message, including a final “goodbye,” before being found deceased.
Professor Oke also stated that the university management plans to perform an autopsy following a meeting with Williams’ family scheduled for Monday. In an official message to the student body, the Association of Medical Students at UNILAG expressed deep sorrow over the loss of their fellow student from the Genezens class. The statement urged students to support one another through this challenging time and to keep Williams and his family in their thoughts and prayers.
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The tragic incident has cast a shadow over the college as students and faculty alike grapple with the loss of a promising young life.
The University of Lagos is a public research university located in Lagos, Nigeria, which was founded in 1962. UNILAG is one of the first generation universities in Nigeria and is ranked among the top universities in Africa in major education publications. The university presently has three campuses in the mainland of Lagos. Whereas two of its campuses are located at Yaba, the main campus in Akoka and the recently created campus at the former school of radiography. It’s college of medicine is located at Idi-Araba, Surulere. Its main campus is largely surrounded by the Lagos lagoon and has 802 acres of land. As at 2024, the University of Lagos admits around 8,500 undergraduate students annually and enrolls over 57,000 students.
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