Xclusive: OAU Student Allegedly Caught In Toilet Flushing Newborn

A female student of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile Ife was yesterday reportedly apprehended by authorities of the institution after she allegedly attempted to flush her new born baby down a toilet.

The shocking incident was said to have happened at the popular Moremi Hall of residence on the campus.
It was learnt that the student, in her late 20s is of the Department of Agricultural extension in the university was allegedly caught by one of the cleaners, who raised alarm when she noticed blood streaming from the gutter of the toilet, which linked the drainage. Other sources said the student is a 400 level student of the Electrical&Electronics Engineering department.

The student and the rescued baby are under close watch at the institution’s health centre, where they are currently receiving treatment.

The Dean of Students’ Affairs in the university, Dr. Lateefat Durosinmi, and the security department were said to have taken over the matter, with investigation said to have started as some people who commented on the matter opined the student might have thought she needed to defecate when she was about having the baby-just like most inexperienced women.

Confirming the incident, Public Relations Officer of the university, Mr. Abiodun Olanrewaju, cautioned that people should not jump into conclusion by believing that the student intentionally wanted to flush the new born baby, adding that the security department was already investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.
“The cleaner, who was said to have discovered the blood and subsequently caught the student was being interrogated by the security department,” Olanrewaju said.