OOU Students Accuse University Clinic of Medical Negligence Over Student’s Death

Students of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, have accused the institution’s health centre of alleged medical negligence and criticised its stop-and-search exercise at the main gate following the death of a 200-level Business Administration student identified only as AJ.

The student reportedly died on Tuesday after falling from a moving campus shuttle bus, an incident that has triggered outrage among students and alumni, with calls for improved campus transportation safety and emergency healthcare services.

Some students who expressed their grievances on social media alleged that the university’s practice of requiring passengers to disembark from shuttle buses for security checks at the main gate contributed to the circumstances surrounding the incident.

They claimed that the exercise often caused delays, forcing students to rush to secure available seats in departing buses after completing the checks.

According to the students, AJ might not have lost his seat and resorted to hanging by the door of the moving shuttle bus if passengers had not been asked to disembark for the security exercise.

Beyond the transportation concerns, students accused the university health centre of failing to provide immediate medical attention to the injured student, alleging that medical personnel requested his identification card before attending to him.

A TikTok user, @just_prinnie, questioned why university medical personnel would demand student identification before providing emergency treatment.

The user wrote, “Why are university medicals still asking for student IDs before they treat them in this big 2026?”

An alumnus, identified as @AKBAR/MOM+lifestyle on TikTok, also recalled an unpleasant experience at the university clinic, alleging that medical personnel had neglected students seeking treatment, including those with serious health conditions.

The alumnus said the experience occurred while they were still a student at the institution, claiming that staff members ignored patients waiting outside while attending to personal activities.

The user further alleged that a doctor complained when they eventually sought attention, adding that the experience had destroyed their confidence in the university’s health facility and prompted them to register with a private hospital.

Another TikTok user, @Ponmilé, also condemned the alleged practice of demanding medical identification cards before attending to students during emergencies.

Similarly, an X user, @Ola_is_back, accused the university health centre of prioritising administrative requirements over emergency treatment, claiming to have experienced similar treatment after sustaining injuries in an accident on campus.

The user alleged that despite bleeding from the head, arm and leg, medical personnel instructed them to log into the university portal to establish whether they had completed their medical registration before receiving attention.

Another student, @divellexx, who identified as a final-year student, said they would rather seek medical assistance outside the university than visit its health centre, alleging that students’ welfare had not received adequate attention.

The OOU Students’ Union also raised concerns over the circumstances surrounding AJ’s death in a statement issued on Tuesday.

The union alleged that the university clinic demanded the student’s identification card before administering treatment, adding that the student died within minutes.

It described the incident as disturbing and called attention to the conduct of the shuttle bus driver, the safety of campus transportation and the response of the university’s medical facility.

The students also demanded a review of the stop-and-search exercise at the university’s main gate, describing its implementation as poorly organised and responsible for unnecessary delays.

An X user, @investor_jnr, called for the abolition of the practice requiring students to disembark from buses during security checks.

Another user, Jiggy Elumelu, said the incident should prompt the university management to reconsider how security screening was conducted, arguing that necessary security measures should not expose students to additional risks.

The user maintained that security checks should be properly organised to prevent unnecessary delays and ensure students could access transportation safely.

Similarly, an X user, @IMOLEAYO_9, recalled experiencing delays caused by the exercise during their time at the institution in 2015, alleging that buses sometimes departed without students who were still completing security checks.

Another user, @ridwanom8, criticised the gate restrictions, claiming that students without medical identification cards were sometimes denied access to the university’s mini campus.

Expressing concern over the incident, @LokeTyg alleged that the university had lost two students to vehicle-related accidents within 24 hours and called for stronger safety measures.

Meanwhile, the university management announced the suspension of lectures and other academic activities for two days following AJ’s death.

In a statement signed by Wale Balogun on behalf of the Deputy Registrar, Corporate Affairs Division, the institution said Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ayodeji Agboola, had expressed condolences to the family, friends, coursemates and lecturers of the deceased.

The university’s announcement followed mounting concerns among students over campus safety and the circumstances surrounding the student’s death.

Efforts to obtain the university’s response to the allegations were unsuccessful, as calls placed to its Public Relations Officer were not answered.

A WhatsApp message sent to the official had also not received a response as of the time of filing this report.