The acting Vice Chancellor of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Anambra, Prof. Kate Omenugha, has disclosed that 12 students of the institution died in road accidents in the past 10 months.
Omenugha said the deaths occurred as a result of a lack of residential hostels and school buses, which made students transport through neighbouring communities using tricycles and motorcycles.
She stated this during the third Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu Memorial Lecture series held at the university’s ETF Auditorium, on Friday.
According to her, these tragedies have sparked concerns by the university about students’ safety and the need for urgent intervention to prevent further tragedies.
She attributed the incidents to the lack of residential hostels and school buses, which caused students to commute through neighbouring communities using tricycles and motorcycles.
She said,…