The Digest:
Covenant University is facing public outrage after a final-year student collapsed during a match between computer engineering and building technology teams and died at the school's clinic, which reportedly lacked oxygen. Friends of the deceased have posted accusations online, with one writing: "You did not have oxygen in your world-class hospital." The incident echoes a 2017 case where another student died without access to a defibrillator or oxygen. The university has not yet commented publicly on the matter.
Key Points:
- The student died in his final semester, just before graduation.
- An oxygen tank costs approximately ₦100,000, witnesses noted.
- Students pay an average of ₦1.6 million per session at the university.
- The 2017 case raised similar concerns about medical preparedness.
- The incident has sparked widespread anger on social media.
