SO SAD: NICO Student Slumps And Dies In Hostel

A student of the National Institute for Cultural
Orientation on Wednesday died on her way to the
hospital after collapsing at the institute's hostel in
Lagos.
An official of the institute told the News Agency of
Nigeria that the woman, simply identified as Tina,
died while being taken to the Lagos State University
Teaching Hospital. "Tina had been very ill and needed
some financial assistance to get medical attention.
"The management had granted her permission to go
for treatment and had also promised her some
financial assistance before she died," the official said.
The official, who pleaded anonymity, said Tina, until
her death, was a staff of Abuja office of the institute.
According to the officer, the deceased, who hailed
from the Northern part of the country, had been on
medication for an undisclosed ailment.
A top official of the institute, who also did not want to
be identified, however, confirmed the student's
death. She said members of staff had concluded
arrangements to take her body to the public
mortuary.
"LASUTH by its policy will not accept the corpse of a
patient that did not die in the hospital. "This is a rude
shock to us, it is quite painful," the official said.
NAN learnt that a cleaner at the institute had earlier
this year died while on duty.

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