Two AAUA Students Die After Hotel Swimming Pool Incident

Two students of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), have died following separate incidents at a hotel swimming pool during a gathering for newly matriculated students.

The Ondo State Police Command confirmed the deaths in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abayomi Jimoh.

According to the police, the first student, Adegbola Blessing, 19, was found unconscious in the pool at about 8:00 pm on January 29. He was pulled out by the pool manager, given first aid, and reportedly regained consciousness. Friends later took him home.

Shortly after, another student, Oludere Opeyemi, 22, was also discovered unconscious in the pool. He was rescued and rushed to the State Hospital in Ikare-Akoko, where he was pronounced dead by medical personnel.

Jimoh said officers from the Akungba Divisional Police Station were deployed to the scene that night to begin an investigation. The hotel manager, Ayomide Badejo, and the pool manager were invited for questioning.

In the early hours of January 30, at about 7:00 am, Blessing was reported to have died.

The case has since been transferred to the command’s Monitoring Unit for further investigation.

The bodies of the two students have been deposited at the State Hospital, Ikare-Akoko morgue for autopsy. Police say inquiries are ongoing to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident.