University of Port Harcourt community has been thrown into mourning following the death of a 500 level student identified as Gloria Adeleye.
Adeleye was reportedly said to have slumped and was rushed to hospital where she passed away. The incident happened a few days after taking her first semester exams.
She died at her family home in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Though the cause of her death was yet to be ascertained.
It was gathered that Gloria, who was of the Department of Animal Science, finished her exams on Thursday, April 1, 2021, and left the school for her family residence, but a few days later, news of her demise filtered into the campus causing fear and sadness among the students.
was said to have slumped at home on Tuesday, April 6, and was rushed to hospital, where she died. The cause of death has, however, not yet been ascertained.
When contacted, the Public Relations Officer of the university, Sammy Kpenu, expressed regrets at the development, but said it was wrong for anyone to say Gloria died on the school campus.
He stated, “It is fake. The lady, who put up the post that she died in school, has already apologised to the department, because it caused a lot of problems.
“The lady (deceased) had left the school almost a week ago and was in her family house. She finished her exams on April 1 and had been with her family.
“So what we heard, she just slumped and by the time she was rushed to hospital, she was pronounced dead. So, it wasn’t anything that had to do with Uniport community.”
The Head of Department, Animal Science and the department’s students association in a statement said they had tried to reach the deceased’s father, but that he was unwilling to speak.
“The department tried reaching the father yesterday, but he was not willing to communicate with anyone. However, the department is planning a condolence visit once a date is agreed with the father,” the statement read in part.
