A part-two medical student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Ajibola Ibitayo, has committed suicide after failing his examinations.
In a statement issued on Thursday, the University’s Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Olarewaju, said Ibitayo, who was studying in the Faculty of Dentistry, had been repeating Part Two and was required to do so again after the latest results were released on Wednesday.
“The entire community of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, has been thrown into mourning following the death of a Part Two student of the Faculty of Dentistry,” Olarewaju said.
“The student Ajibola Ibitayo, has a matriculation number DEN/2021/023. The results of his last semester examinations indicated he would need to repeat Part Two for another academic year,” he stated.
According to the statement, the deceased had already repeated the same academic level during the previous session and reportedly injected himself at his parents’ home in Ejigbo, Osun State.
“The student, whose father is a medical doctor, took the step after learning of the examination outcome,” the statement read.
Saddened by the development, the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. Simeon Bamire, appealed to parents and guardians to instil in their children and wards the understanding that temporary setbacks in the pursuit of success are part of life and not the end of it.
He appealed to students and young people to view failure as an opportunity to redirect their paths toward success and greater achievements.
He prayed that God Almighty would grant the parents, family, Faculty, College of Health Sciences, and the University community the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.
