The Students and staff body of Osun State Polytechnic, Iree
campus, have been thrown into big confusion and grief following the sudden
death of a fresh graduate of the institution who is identified as Felix Agandi,
who died barely four days after he defended
his undergraduate project.
One of Agandi’s course mates told a Newsman on the telephone
on Friday that he was dropped at his residence by one of his friends at around
10pm on Monday night.
The coursemate stated that the 27-year-old graduate of Mass
Communication was an orphan, who struggled to finance his education from his
national diploma days to the time he finished his higher national diploma
programme.
The deceased’s neighbours were said to have rushed him to a
hospital after he was heard suddenly
screaming from his sleep but he was reportedly certified dead right inside the
car before he arrived hospital on Tuesday morning.
He said, “We are all in a pensive mood in Iree now because
of Felix’s death, who screamed from his sleep and died shortly after that.
“ Felix was a gentle person but jovial. He was humble and
hardworking. Despite being an orphan he saw himself through school. His death
is an unfortunate one and this week has been one of the saddest ones in recent
times in Iree.”
The remains of the Delta State-born student were said to
have been buried at Ilesa, Osun State, where he lived with his siblings on the
same day.
A lecturer at the Department of Mass Communication, Mr. Tope
Abiola, who is also the Public Relations Officer of the institution, confirmed
the death of Agandi.
He told our
correspondent that the management of the school had visited the deceased’s
siblings to commiserate with them.
Abiola said, “The death of the student is still a big shock
to everyone of us. We were told that he died in his sleep. He died just some
days after he defended his project. There were few corrections made on his
project and he was supposed to submit the corrected version when he died.
“He was a cool and hardworking young man. I learnt that he
was an orphan but he was focused and determined but unfortunately death
snatched him away.
This is a sad news indeed, its heartbreaking. May his soul rest in peace.”

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