This story is touching. How many more would be
frustrated even before reaching the labour market?
Medical Students of the Benue State University,
Makurdi, have deposited the coffin of their dead
colleague at the office of the Vice-Chancellor in
protest.
We gathered that the deceased, Idoko
Nicholas Inalegwu, died in controversial
circumstances after receiving the news of his
withdrawal after spending 10 years in medical
school.
Idoko was withdrawn for failing a re-sit.
A student, who spoke to one of our correspondents
on telephone on condition of anonymity, said they
believed that Idoko took his life because he could
not bear the news that his 10 yea
rs in medical was
in vain.
“He had been talking about it; that he wished he died
a painless death; that the school had finished him.
There is nowhere in the world that a medical
student is withdrawn after spending 10 years,” he
said.
The student said the students had complained about
the manner in which examinations were conducted,
where re-sits were prolonged for up to one year, as
against the stipulated six weeks, with no efforts to
engage the students.
The students, after an altercation at the Benue State
University Teaching Hospital mortuary, obtained the
coffin of their dead colleague and marched to the
VC’s office, vowing not to leave until their grievances
were resolved.
All efforts to reach the Vice-Chancellor, Mrs. Charity
Angya, for comments proved been abortive as she
neither picked several calls made to her mobile
phone nor responded to a text message sent to her
as of the time of filling this report.
