The management of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Iseyin campus, has approved a two-week suspension of activities following the death of a 200-level student who was run over by a yet-to-be-identified commercial driver on the Iseyin/Saki Road, Oyo State.

Findings by The PUNCH revealed that the victim was a student of the Department of Agricultural Economics before the incident occurred on Friday morning.

It was further gathered that other students, who staged a protest, set the commercial vehicle ablaze after discovering that the driver had fled the scene.

Confirming the incident on Saturday, the Registrar of the institution, Olayinka Balogun, said the management had approved a two-week suspension of activities at the Iseyin campus following the student’s death.

He said, “The management of LAUTECH, Ogbomoso, deeply regrets to announce the tragic passing of a 200-level student of the Department of Agricultural Economics, who was fatally wounded by a hit-and-run driver in Iseyin.

“This heartbreaking incident has cast a shadow over our university community, and we extend our deepest condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of the deceased.

“In light of this grievous loss, and in recognition of the emotional toll it has taken on our students and staff, the university management has approved a two-week suspension of academic activities at the Iseyin campus, effective immediately.

“Consequently, all students in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Renewable Natural Resources are to proceed on a two-week break.

“While students will be expected back in their classrooms on Monday, November 24, 2025, when academic activities resume, officers on essential services who may be required to be on duty will be informed in the usual manner.”

Balogun urged all students to remain safe, support one another, and honour the memory of their departed colleague.

Recall that in a previous incident reported by PUNCH Online in January, the Lagos State Government had ordered the closure of Smiley Kids Montessori School, located in Heritage Place Estate, Sangotedo, following a swimming pool accident that claimed the life of a two-year-old girl, Rapheala Ogbodo.

Both cases underscore the temporary closure of educational institutions in response to student deaths, pending further investigations and administrative actions. (PUNCH)