- Odibo Victory
No fewer than three students have collapsed during the Lagos State University (LASU) 29th and 30th annual convocation ceremony.
The students who collapsed in the early hours of Tuesday were immediately rushed to the hospital.
A friend of one the students who fainted immediately hailed at one of the onlookers to get an ambulance before things got out of hand.
“Please help us call ambulance,” he said.
“The ambulance has taken another student to the school clinic,” one of the onlookers replied him.
According to the reports, the cause of the collapse was due to the graduates struggle to secure seats at the convocation ceremony which took place at the Buba Marwa Auditorium in LASU.
Besides fainting, some students also shattered the entrance glass to the hall as they overwhelmed the security team manning the entrance.
LASU is holding a historic dual convocation for 20,000 graduating students of 2024/2025 and 2025/2026 academic sessions.
The convocation lecture is: “From LASU to the world: Harnessing the Nigetiam Disapora as the 7th Region for National Development.”
The large turnout of students, their parents, guests and well-wishers appeared to have stretched not only the school facility, but public roads and the hospitality businesses around the area.
Due to the large number of people, hotels around and within Ojo Local government area, Iba Local Community development area and even Ikotun-Igando LCDA, were all fully booked as parents and well-wishers from across the country thronged the school for the auspicious occasion.
According to reports, this convocation would be the last to be presided over by Profeesor Ibiyemi Bello, as the school’s Vice Chancellor.