Early Thursday morning, torrential rainfall and a whirlwind caused the ceiling of the Amphitheatre at Obafemi Awolowo University’s Oduduwa Hall to collapse, injuring several students attending a lecture.
The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Adebayo Simeon Bamire, immediately led a team of principal officers to the university’s Medical and Health Centre to ensure the injured students received prompt medical attention.
University Public Relations Officer, Mr. Abiodun Olarewaju, confirmed that the Vice-Chancellor personally accompanied two students requiring further care to the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex (OAUTHC), where Chief Medical Director Professor John Okeniyi supervised their treatment.
Professor Bamire has called for calm, urging students and staff to continue their academic and administrative activities without disruption. In response to the incident, the university management has sealed off the amphitheatre until further notice.
