Medical Students of the Benue State University, Makurdi, have deposited the coffin of their dead colleague at the office of the Vice-Chancellor in protest.
It was gathered that the deceased, Idoko Nicholas Inalegwu, died in controversial circumstances after receiving the news of his withdrawal after spending 10 years in medical school.
Idoko was withdrawn for failing a re-sit.
A student, who spoke to newsmen on telephone on condition of anonymity, said they believed that Idoko took his life because he could not bear the news that his 10 years in medical was in vain.
“He had been talking about it; that he wished he died a painless death; that the school had finished him. There is nowhere in the world that a medical student is withdrawn after spending 10 years,” he said.
The student said the students had complained about the manner in which examinations were conducted, where re-sits were prolonged for up to one year, as against the stipulated six weeks, with no efforts to engage the students.
The students, after an altercation at the Benue State University Teaching Hospital mortuary, obtained the coffin of their dead colleague and marched to the VC’s office, vowing not to leave until their grievances were resolved.
All efforts to reach the Vice-Chancellor, Mrs. Charity Angya, for comments proved been abortive as she neither picked several calls made to her mobile phone nor responded to a text message sent to her as of the time of filling this report. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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I have NEVER seen a country that celebrates mediocrity like Nigeria! Even the prestigious medical profession is a culprit. God help us!
ReplyDeleteIt is better he died than the thousands of people he would have killed as a half baked jack knife doctor. Na by force to be a medical doctor ? They can be a native doctor after all doctor na doctor. CI kena!
ReplyDeleteThe point here is not that the School Authority should have allowed the student to continue his medical profession after failing a resit course, but they should have considered him for an alternative course rather than expulsion after spending 10 good years in the university. Better still, they should have given an option of repeating the entire course. It is because it happened to a less privileged one, if it was one of the school Authority's son am sure they would not have placed expulsion to him. Let God judge us!!!.
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