Babcock University confirms student in viral hostel incident is alive

The absorption of Babcock University, Ogun State, has confirmed that a pupil progressive successful an incidental astatine 1 of its hostels is live and receiving aesculapian attraction astatine the institution’s teaching hospital.

The assemblage besides dismissed reports claiming that the unidentified pupil had died, describing them arsenic inaccurate.

In a connection signed by its Associate Vice-President for Communication, Media and Branding, Johnson Akintayo, the instauration said the pupil and his roommate sustained injuries during the incident.

A video circulating connected societal media connected Monday showed the pupil attempting to leap done a hostel model portion his roommates struggled to restrain him.

Following the incident, reports emerged claiming that the pupil had died.

However, the assemblage said the pupil was responding to treatment.

“Contrary to reports suggesting that the pupil whitethorn person died, we privation to guarantee the nationalist that helium is responding positively to attraction and is receiving the indispensable aesculapian care,” Akintayo said.

He credited the student's roommates with intervening promptly and preventing what could person resulted successful a much superior incident.

“The incidental was brought nether power by the commendable and punctual involution of the student’s roommates, wh...