By Adesina Soyooye
The immediate padt President of the Students Union Government, Akwa Ibom State University, Comrade Etimbuk Daniel, is dead.
The sad incident took place at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Orientation Camp, Enugu State.
His death was confirmed Sunday afternoon by the President of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, Comrade Akinteye Babatunde Afeez, in a statement.
Daniel, according to the statement, complained of a headache at the orientation camp and was given some medication. But the medicine did not help. Instead, his condition worsened.
He then requested to be taken to the hospital, but according to the statement, the approval did not quite come early and he passed on before it was granted.
The statement by NANS alleged that the medicine given to him was later identified by a doctor to be fake.
The NANS President, Afeez, reacting to the incident, said he received with shock Daniel’s death and described it as painful.
His words: “I received with rude shock the news of the death of Comrade Etimbuk Daniel, the immediate past Students’ Union Government (SUG) President of Akwa Ibom State University, who reportedly passed away at the NYSC orientation camp in Enugu State.”
He said the reported circumstances surroundig Daniel’s death, especially, the allegations of fake medication and the delay in taking him to the hospital were disturbing.
“These are deeply troubling allegations that require a thorough investigation to establish the circumstances surrounding his tragic death.
“As a student community, we are in mourning at this difficult moment. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends, colleagues, and the entire Akwa Ibom Stat31 University community.
“May God grant his family and the entire student community the strength to bear this irreparable loss.”
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