Lautech community grieves loss of six nursing students in road accident
The management of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, is mourning the tragic loss of six final-year nursing students. According to a statement signed by Registrar Olayinka Balogun, the students died in a road crash while traveling to campus for their final examinations. The incident has deeply affected the university community, with condolences extended to the families and friends of the deceased. The university urged the public to join in prayers for the victims and their loved ones.
What happened
- Six final-year Open and Distance Learning Nursing students from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology died in a road accident on the Ilorin–Ogbomoso Road on February 22, 2026.
- The students, identified as Shehu Nana Firdawsi Hamza, Idris Jamila, Abdulraheem Maimunah Hamza, Blessing Kevwe, Owoicho Elizabeth, and Aroke Ozavize Victoria, were traveling from Suleja, Niger State, to the university for their final examinations.
- The accident occurred at Otte in Kwara State while they were in a commercial bus.
- The university described the incident as a monumental loss and extended condolences to the families, friends, and loved ones of the deceased.
- On February 5, Kwara State University also confirmed the death of a 400-level student, Idris Agboluaje, in a separate auto crash in the Malete area of Kwara State.
