Medical Students of the
Benue State University, Makurdi, have deposited the coffin of their dead
colleague at the office of the Vice-Chancellor in protest.
Punch gathered that the
deceased, Idoko Nicholas Inalegwu, died in controversial circumstances after
receiving the news of his withdrawal after spending 10 years in medical school.
Idoko was withdrawn for
failing a re-sit.
A student, who spoke to
Punch on telephone on condition of anonymity, said they believed that Idoko
took his life because he could not bear the news that his 10 years in medical
was in vain.
“He had been talking
about it; that he wished he died a painless death; that the school had finished
him. There is nowhere in the world that a medical student is withdrawn after
spending 10 years,” he said.
The student said the
students had complained about the manner in which examinations were conducted,
where re-sits were prolonged for up to one year, as against the stipulated six
weeks, with no efforts to engage the students.
The students, after an
altercation at the Benue State University Teaching Hospital mortuary, obtained
the coffin of their dead colleague and marched to the VC’s office, vowing not
to leave until their grievances were resolved.
All efforts to reach
the Vice-Chancellor, Mrs. Charity Angya, for comments proved been abortive as
she neither picked several calls made to her mobile phone nor responded to a
text message sent to her as of the time of filling this report.
- Punch
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