UNILAG Loses Two Female Students To Fire

Roli Odogwu, a 200-Level Mass Communication student, and Linda Elegeonye, a 300-Level Law student both died of first degree burns, days after they were trapped in the hotel room where they were guests. On the night of the fire incident, the two ladies who had left the campus on Monday to attend an evening event off-campus decided to lodge in a hotel when they realized it was too late to go back to the hostel.

The late Roli’s friend, who did not want to be named, said she spoke to her mother to inform her of her decision to pass the night in the hotel. It is reported that the victims were asleep when the fire started from a faulty air conditioner. The victims were trapped for several minutes before they were rescued from the room. They sustained first-degree burns. They were rushed to Gbagada General Hospital.

Last Saturday, Roli died at 4 am and was buried at Atan Cemetery in Yaba. Then Linda, who had been in coma for six days, died on Sunday.