OAU Student, Ajibola Ibitayo Commits Suicide For Repeating Class Twice
…Let your children know that setback is not the end of life, VC tells parents
From Rashidat Olushola Okunlade, Lagos
A part two student of Dentistry at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State, Ajibola Ibitayo, has committed suicide for repeating a class twice.
The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Professor Adebayo Bamire, has enjoined parents and guardians to let their children know that temporary setbacks do not mean the end of life.
The incident threw the university community into mourning as Ibitayo, whose father was said to be a medical doctor, injected himself.
The Public Relations Officer of the university, Abiodun Olanrewaju, confirmed the incident in a statement on Thursday. He said the deceased with matriculation number DEN/2021/023 was a part-time student of the Faculty of Dentistry.
The university disclosed that the student took his life after he discovered that the results of the last semester’s examinations, which were just released, would require him to repeat part two for another academic year. He had already been repeating part two during the last session.
OAU Spokesman explained that the sad news received by the university leadership stated that the student, whose father is a medical doctor, reportedly injected himself at his parents’ home in Ejigbo, Osun State.
Disturbed and saddened, the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Professor Adebayo Simeon Bamire, appealed to parents and guardians to instil in their children and wards the understanding that temporary setbacks in the pursuit of success are part of life and not the end of it.
VC also urged students and young people to view failure as an opportunity to redirect their paths toward success and greater achievements.
The Vice-Chancellor prayed that God Almighty would grant the parents, family, Faculty, College of Health Sciences, and the University community the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.
