A final year student of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) identified as Damilola Balogun has died, throwing the citadel of learning into a mourning mood.
According to reports, the 400-level deceased student studying adult education died on September 19 at Museyo Beach in Ijebu-Lekki.
The university’s spokesperson, Adejoke Alaga-Ibraheem, confirmed the sad development on Monday.
Multiple accounts of the incident purported that the student was attempting a backflip stunt when he was swept away by the beach waves.
Candlelight processions, it is understood, will be held in his honour on September 23, at the faculty of education, by 6 pm.
The deceased student was elected the president of the Nigerian University Education Students Association (NUESA) UNILAG chapter after serving as the vice president of the association.
Reacting to the news of his death, Peter Oyewole, ex-president of NUESA UNILAG, said, “my feeling died with him.”
Ayomide Adegboro, president-elect of the Communication Students’ Association (COMSA), described Balogun as a person who has a jovial spirit and is always willing to serve.
“Confirming his death from the dean of the education faculty really struck me. I’ve heard so much about the impact he has made on the faculty,” he said.
“I was still in a meeting with him last week; he had a jovial spirit and was really willing to get to work and serve alongside other faculty presidents. May his soul live on.”