Mayowa Alaran UI sets up investigative committee after 200 level student’s tragic death

An investigative committee has been set up by the management of the University of Ibadan(UI) to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of Mayowa Alaran, a 200 level Human Kinetics student.

The development was announced in a Tuesday announcement published on the university’s website a day after the student’s tragic death.

“The University Administration regrets the death of a 200 level student of the Department of Health Education and Human Kinetics, Faculty of Education, yesterday, 06 May, 2015 in the Junior Common Room, Independence Hall, who was alleged to have slumped while watching a football match,” the notice read.

According to the notice, the committee is also expected to look into ways of improving students’’ welfare.

“In this regard, the Vice-Chancellor, after series of meetings with students and consultations with relevant stakeholders, has constituted a Special Committee on the incident with an overall Term of Reference (TOR) of looking at the remote and immediate cause of the death and look into improvement of students' welfare.”

It will be recalled that students of the institution pretested severally following Alaran’s tragic death during a UEFA Champions League match between Barcelona and Bayern Munich.

Students have since released a number of demands which include 24 hours power supply, an ambulance stationed at each hall of residence and immediate response to health issues, amongst other demands.