Police probe viral Babcock University hostel incident

The Ogun State Police Command has disclosed that it could examine the incident involving an unidentified scholar who was seen making an attempt to leap from a storey constructing on the establishment.

The incident attracted widespread consideration after a video exhibiting the scholar struggling close to a hostel window whereas his roommates tried to restrain him went viral on social media.

There have been speculations that the scholar was making an attempt suicide, whereas some social media customers alleged that he might need been below the affect of medication. However, the claims haven’t been independently verified.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Oluseyi Babaseyi, confirmed the event in a phone interview, saying the command was conscious of the incident.

“The person in question is undergoing medical treatment. And in due time, investigations will reveal the circumstance of what happened to him,” Babaseyi mentioned.

Meanwhile, Babcock University administration confirmed that the scholar was alive and responding positively to remedy at its educating hospital.

The college disclosed that the scholar and one in all his roommates sustained accidents in the course of the incident however have been instantly taken for medical consideration.

It added that the roommate who sustained accidents whereas making an attempt to rescue him had been handled and discharged, whereas the scholar’s dad and mom had arrived on campus to assist him.

The establishment additionally mentioned it had commenced an inside investigation to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident and determine potential components that contributed to it.

The college urged members of the general public to keep away from spreading unverified info or speculating about the reason for the incident whereas investigations have been ongoing.

It additionally counseled the roommates for his or her well timed intervention, which it mentioned prevented what might have been a extra tragic final result.