There was chaos in Ilara-Mokin, a community in Ifedore Local Government Area of Ondo State, after a middle-aged woman identified as Oluwasola Adebayo collapsed and died while taking her child to a Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) centre.
Eyewitnesses said the woman had escorted her child to the examination venue when the incident happened.
It was learnt that she complained of weakness shortly after arriving at a junction before suddenly collapsing. Attempts to revive her failed, and she was confirmed dead at the scene.
Her child was reportedly inside the examination hall writing the test at the time, unaware of the development.
The tragic incident threw residents and passersby into mourning, although the exact cause of death has not yet been officially established.
The spokesperson of the Ondo State Police Command, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, confirmed the incident in a statement to journalists on Tuesday.
Jimoh said the command is aware of the sudden death of the woman in Ilara-Mokin.
He added that the family of the deceased has been contacted and, after due identification, her remains were released to Apapa Olamilekan, who identified himself as her son and an officer of the Nigeria Legion, Akure.