UNILAG Student, Simon Adokwu Slumps And Dies While Playing Football

A student of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Simon Adokwu has slumped and died while playing football on the premises of the school in Akoka, Lagos State.

UNILAG Student Slumps And Dies While Playing Football

The 100-level student of the Department of Social Work, Faculty of Social Science was said to have died on Sunday while playing football after attending a church service.

It was gathered that Adokwu went to play football with his colleagues when he suddenly slumped at a field near the University’s Human Resource Development Centre.

According to Punch, Adokwu’s colleagues tried to rescue him by immediately rushing him to the medical centre where the doctor on duty confirmed him dead.

The university’s Public Relations Officer, Adejoke Alaga-Ibraheem, who confirmed the incident on Thursday, said the 22-year-old student told his friends that he was sick before going to the pitch to play football.

She said, “But he said he was still going to go ahead and play football. In the course of playing, his teammates turned around and noticed that he had slumped.

“They moved closer and tried to raise him but at that point, he was completely motionless. His friends took him to the medical centre, and they immediately tried to resuscitate him but unfortunately, he was dead.

“The DSA called his parents and when they came over, they said they would like to take his body but that is not our tradition. We still need to do an autopsy and post-mortem evaluation. At that point, we had to move his body to the LUTH, Idi-Araba.”

KanyiDaily had also reported how a Senior Secondary School student was stabbed to death during a friendly football match between youths in Okota, Lagos state.