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Osun student electrocuted with plugged phone

A 100-level student of University of Ilesa, Osun State, Gbolahan Ojolo, has reportedly died of electrocution triggered by lightning strike in his hall of residence in Ilesa, the Nation reports. Ojolo, a student in the Department of Business Administration, was said to be charging his phone and playing a game on it at the same time when thunder struck. Confirming the incident in a statement on Saturday, the Registrar of the University, Funso Ojo, said the incident happened on Friday. Ojo’s statement partly read, “The Management of the University of Ilesa, Osun State, deeply regrets to announce the tragic and untimely death of one of its students, Gbolahan Ojolo, a 100 Level student of the Department of Business Administration. “The unfortunate incident occurred in the evening of Friday, April 18, 2025. Gbolahan was electrocuted while playing a game on his mobile phone, which was being charged in his room at a private hostel located near the Prototype Engineering Development Institute ju...

NSCDC arrest fake doctor over pregnant woman’s demise in Osun

 


The Osun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, on Thursday nabbed a fake doctor after delivering a pregnant woman of baby which led to her death.

The fake doctor, Oladiti Saheed, 32, was said to have possessed a secondary school certificate with which he operate a clinic, Oloruntoyin Clinic in Ororuwa town, Boripe local government area of the state for over six years.

According to the spokesperson of NSCDC in Osun, Kehinde Adeleke, the suspect was also training some youths under him after charging them N5000.

She added that a pregnant woman had went to his hospital for consultation and she was said to be hypertensive and he administered drug to her after which he gave her an appointment.

She noted that the suspect confessed to have asked the woman to come back when she start feeling signs of labour.

“On Thursday, 18th April 2024, the woman began to experience labour symptoms and was in the hospital where she was delivered of a baby. The victim developed some complications shortly after and was later rushed to a nearby licensed hospital where she was pronounced dead on arrival.

“Further discreet investigation revealed that the suspect also engaged in the training of people to become quack doctor like him with the sum of Five Thousand Naira only (N5,000)”.

The Commandant, NSCDC in the State command, Michael Adaralewa said that the suspect would face full wrath of the law after investigation has been completed and charged members of the public to be wary of health institutions they seek medical attention.

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