Woman Slumps, Dies At Child’s UTME Centre In Ondo

  There was pandemonium in Ilara-Mokin, a community in Ifedore Local Government Area of Ondo State, following the death of a middle-aged woman identified as Oluwasola Adebayo, who slumped and died while accompanying her child to a Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) centre. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1672569656851-0"); }); Eyewitnesses said the deceased had taken her child to the centre for the ongoing UTME when the incident occurred. It was gathered that she reportedly complained of weakness shortly after arriving at the junction before collapsing unexpectedly. Efforts to revive her were unsuccessful, and she was confirmed dead on the spot. Her child was said to have been inside the examination hall writing the test at the time of the incident, unaware of what had happened to the mother. READ ALSO: [2026 UTME] JAMB Releases Results For Monday, April 20 Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1672569913499-0"); }); The tragic development caused grief among passersby and residents of the area. The exact cause of death has, however, not yet been officially determined. The spokesperson of the Ondo State Police Command, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, confirmed the incident in a statement sent to journalists on Tuesday. Jimoh said the command was aware of the sudden death of the woman in Ilara-Mokin. He added that the family of the deceased had been contacted and, after proper verification, her remains were released to one Apapa Olamilekan, who identified himself as her son and an officer of the Nigeria Legion, Akure. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1672587799169-0"); }); Join Our Whatsapp Channel To join: Simply click on the link below & turn on notifications to get the latest updates Subscribe to Our Newsletter In This Article: Ondo State UTME More Stories Police Confirm Robbery Attack On Health Facility In Ondo Amotekun Arraigns Three Over Alleged Kidnapping, Assault In Ondo Police, NSCDC, Army, Amotekun Arrest 99 Suspects In Ondo Raids /* * * CONFIGURATION VARIABLES: EDIT BEFORE PASTING INTO YOUR WEBPAGE * * / var disqus_shortname = 'channelstelevision'; // Required - Replace example with your forum shortname / * * DON'T EDIT BELOW THIS LINE * * */ (function() { var dsq = document.createElement('script'); dsq.type = 'text/javascript'; dsq.async = true; dsq.src = '//' + disqus_shortname + '.disqus.com/embed.js'; (document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0] || document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0]).appendChild(dsq); })(); Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus.

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