The birthday celebration
of a 17-year-old female student of Yaba College of Technology,
Omodesola Olusoji, turned sour last Wednesday as an unidentified school
friend of hers poured a substance suspected to
be a corrosive chemical
on her.
PUNCH Metro learnt
that it is a tradition in the 65-year-old institution for students to
pour water on their friends on their birthdays as part of the
celebration.
It was learnt that
friends of Omodesola, a first year National Diploma student of Business
Administration continued in the tradition and poured water on her while
she was coming down the stairs at the PGD hostel.
However, one of them got
hold of a keg of corrosive chemical kept in her hostel room, which she
mistook for water, and poured it on Omodesola.
A student of the institution who preferred anonymity said Omodesola sustained burns on her face and her chest.
He said, “We actually
learnt that her mother who is a senior lecturer in the school asked her
not to come to school that day. But she lied to her that she had a test.
“I don’t think that
malice was intended. The chemical the girl mistook for water was the one
being used for the entrepreneurial development project.”
He added that Omodesola was initially taken to the school health centre, but was rejected because of the extent of her injuries.
Confirming the incident
to our correspondent on the telephone, the Lagos State Police Public
Relations Officer, Ngozi Braide, said Omodesola was currently receiving
medical treatment at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital.
She said all efforts to get the school authorities to hand over the accused to the police had proved abortive.
Our correspondent, however, learnt that the Omodesola’s parents are considering flying her abroad for proper medical attention.
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Sad, we wish her a quick recovery.....
Do you think this is intentional act or ....?
Share your thoughts....thanks!
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