The
management of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State, has
finally confirmed that three out of the four students, who died at the Sunshine
Castle Hostel, Ihiagwa, after allegedly taking tramadol and Indian hemp, were
its students.
The
Public Relations Officer, FUTO, Uche Nwelue, said after investigation, the
university was able to identify three of the victims as students of the
university.
She
said checks in the school’s student data system confirmed that the three males,
who allegedly took part in the sex orgy at the hostel near the institution,
were students of FUTO.
The
university’s spokesperson said, “I can now confirm to you that all the three
boys, who took part in the alleged sex incident after an alleged drug overdose,
were students of the university.
“The
only female among them is not our student; she is from the Federal Polytechnic,
Nekede. That is the true situation of things as it concerns the studentship of
the victims.”
Asked
what the university would do now that it had confirmed that three out of the
four students were from the institution, Nwelue stated, “The university is
actually handicapped as it relates to this matter.
“The
incident happened outside of the campus of the university. We do not have
control over their lifestyle outside the campus. Moreover, the school has rules
and regulations guarding every student here.
“If
any of them breaks it, we will punish him/her once he/she comes back to school.
But beyond this, parents should watch their children and encourage them to live
in hostels on the campus. It will make them to be more serious and dedicated to
their studies.”
It
had been reported that four students, Ugochukwu Kingsley, Richard, Aka Uche and
Onyinyechi Okafor were rescued from the hostel after an alleged sex romp.
The
Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Orlando Ikeokwu, had told the our
correspondent that while two out of the four students were found dead in the
room, the other two were rushed to hospital.
Ikeokwu,
who said that one other person died at the hospital, disclosed that substances
suspected to be tramadol tablets and Indian hemp were recovered from the scene
of the incident.
- Punch
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