Mr Jeariogbe said the official was brought in dead to LASU’s health centre and there was nothing “the centre could do to bring him back to life.”
By Jeffrey Agbo
An official of the Lagos State University (LASU) at Ojo has died while trying to withdraw some money at a bank located inside the varsity’s main campus.
It was gathered that no sooner had the official, Johnson Adesola, joined the queue on Monday than he slumped.
Adesola was a chief executive officer in charge of accounts at the university’s bursary department and the officer in charge of finance at the Faculty of Law.
Premium Times quoted witnesses, who spoke anonymously because they were not authorised to speak, as saying that the LASU official left his office around 11 am on Monday to join the long queue for an opportunity to withdraw a maximum of N5,000 as permitted by the financial institution.
“However, less than 20 minutes after he joined the queue, he slumped. The bank branch was close to the university’s health centre and people quickly rushed him to the centre but he was pronounced dead,” one of the sources said.
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The acting head of the university’s Centre for Information and Public Relations, Olaniyi Jeariogbe, confirmed the development, describing it as a sad occurrence.
Mr Jeariogbe said the official was brought in dead to LASU’s health centre and there was nothing “the centre could do to bring him back to life.”
He said: “It was a rude shock to all of us and particularly his colleagues who saw him just before he stepped out to join the queue for the withdrawal. We are saddened by the development.
“But let me use this medium to clarify, especially those carrying fake news that the bursar or deputy bursar was deceased. Our bursar is Mr Saheed Olayinka, who has about four deputies and they are all in good condition as I speak to you. People should always confirm their reports from verified sources before jumping to conclusions.”
The late official reportedly joined the university in 1986 as a Typist II and rose through the ranks to become a chief executive in charge of accounts at the bursary.