Tragedy hits UNILAG as 100 Level student slumps, dies during football match 

A heart wrenching news coming out of University of Lagos, UNILAG has revealed that a 100 Level student, Simon Adokwu fall off and died in a football match.

It was reported that Adokwu who is from the Department of Social Work, Faculty of Social Science, Simon Adokwu gave up the ghost while playing football on the premises of the school in Akoka, Lagos State on Sunday, November 13, 2022.

Recognized as a budding football talent, Late Simon was at the field around the University’s Human Resource Development Centre to play football shortly after returning from church.

He was playing ball with his peers when he suddenly slumped. He was immediately rushed to the medical centre where the doctor on duty confirmed him dead.

Confirming the incident, the University’s Public Relations Officer, Alagba Ibraheem, said the other footballers claimed the deceased mentioned he was sick but insisted he will go ahead to play some football.

She said his parents were alerted after the incident adding that Simon’s body has been deposited at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba where an autopsy and post-mortem evaluation is expected to be carried out on him.

It was also learnt that Late Simon ran a delivery business in the Akoka area to support himself through school.