Three female students of the Chukwuemeka
Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam campus, Anambra State were on Saturday
found dead in their hostel.
A source identified the students as
Obidiaso Chidera (200-level Political Science student), Mercy (200-level
Pharmacy student), and Emmanuella (200-level Business Administration).
The cause of their deaths could not
immediately be ascertained as of the time of filing this report, but it was
gathered the deceased might have mistakenly locked themselves in their room
from outside.
However, the school authorities said
security operatives are investigating the matter and at the appropriate time,
they will make the findings public.
A source said, “The students were locked up
in the apartment. When we got access to the apartment, we found them lifeless with
two of them on their beds in the room, while the third lifeless body was found
in the kitchen.”
While confirming the incident, the
management of the institution said the death of the students came as a shock to
it.
The Public Relations Officer of the
institution, Dr. Harrison Madubueze, said the institution received the report
of the incident with rude shock.
In a statement, Madubueze said, “The
university management received with rude shock the news of the death of three
of its students. At the moment, the date, time and manner of their death are
still uncertain.
“However, the security operatives are
investigating the matter and at the appropriate time, they will make the
findings public.”
Madubueze said the university was unaware
that any of her students in the second-year class and above were still within
the University environment.
“This is because the institution closed on
Wednesday, August 24, 2022, after the second-semester examination and will
resume on October 1st, 2022,” he said.