Rainstorm: OAU Management Seals Off Amphitheatre After Incident

The management of Obafemi Awolowo University has sealed off the Iconic Amphitheatre following the unfortunate incident caused by rainstorm this morning which injured six students of the university during SER 001 class.

Osun Defender observed that shortly after the incident, the venue, both inside and outside, was cordoned off with caution tape.

In response, the university management issued a press statement appealing for calm, urging students and staff to resume their academic and administrative duties without resorting to any disruptive actions.

According to the statement, “The torrential rainfall of early Thursday morning, accompanied with a whirlwind, which started as students of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, were having a lecture, SER to be precise, in the Amphitheatre of the Oduduwa Hall, affected the ceiling of the Amphitheatre as it fell off and injured a few of the students.

“The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Adebayo Simeon Bamire led other principal officers to the Medical and Health Centre of the University, and ensured that the injured students were given adequate medical attention.

“A release by the Public Relations Officer of the University, Mr. Abiodun Olarewaju, stated that the Vice-Chancellor also followed two other students, whose cases demanded more medical attention to the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex (OAUTHC), where the Chief Medical Director (CMD), Professor John Okeniyi, physically supervised the proceedings.

“The Vice-Chancellor has, therefore, appealed for calm and urged students and staff to go about their academic and administrative activities without any form of untoward action.

“Meanwhile, the management of the University, has sealed off the amphitheatre, the venue of the unfortunate incident, until further notice.