AKSU Students Mourn, Demand Probe Of Ex – SUG President’s Death At NYSC Camp

The two campuses of the Akwa Ibom State University (AKSU) at the main campus, Ikot Akpaden, Mkpat Enin local government area and the Abak local government area campus at Obio Akpa, have been thrown into mourning, as distraught students lamented the sudden and suspicious death of their colleague, Comrade Etimbuk Daniel, the immediate past Students’ Union Government (SUG) President.

LEADERSHIP learnt Comrade Daniel, a first class computer Science graduate from Oron LGA, reportedly passed away at the NYSC orientation camp in Enugu State, under circumstances they described as “controversial’.

According to accounts surrounding the sad incident, the deceased had initially complained of a headache and was given medication, but his condition allegedly deteriorated further afterward with reports further claiming that his request for hospital attention was delayed, and he died before he could receive medical proper care.

There are also allegations that a doctor subsequently identified the medication as fake. These claims remain subject to verification and warrant a thorough investigation to establish the actual circumstances surrounding his untimely death.

Speaking to our Correspondent, a close colleague, ToroAbasi Effiong Titus, Crop Science department, said “I spoke with him on phone that day and he didn’t answer me as someone who would die suddenly.”

Demanding urgent investigation and autopsy to ascertain the cause of such sudden demise, the students group under the auspices of Concerned AKSU Students (CAS), called on the management of the State University to collaborate with the parents and family in the investigation process.

“His passing is a painful loss to the student community and all who knew him, another student member of the University’s Press Club.
May his soul rest in perfect peace, and may God grant his family, friends, and the entire AKSU community the strength to bear this irreparable,” the group stated