Toluwase Jesutunmise, a 500-level Building Technology student at Covenant University, Ogun State, passed away after collapsing during a football practice on campus. On Monday, April 6, 2026, the incident took place.

According to the statement, the dead student had taken part in a football practice before leaving the game to rest due to weariness and leg pain.

It further stated that a few moments later, his teammates saw that he was having trouble breathing and hurried him to the emergency room of the university's medical center, which is across from the field.

However, it was reported that he had ceased breathing prior to reaching the facility.

The statement partly read, “On Monday, April 6, 2026, the Covenant University community experienced the unfortunate loss of one of our precious students. Jesutunmise, a diligent and vibrant student, participated in a student football training session on campus.

“He stepped out of the game to rest after he was said to have complained of leg pains and being tired. In a short while, his football mates observed that he was gasping for breath, and they responded swiftly by taking him to the medical centre’s emergency unit, which was directly opposite the playing field. However, he had stopped breathing by the time he arrived at the facility.”

The vice-chancellor went on to say that although he was brought in without showing any signs of life, medical staff used an automated external defibrillator to start cardiopulmonary resuscitation, but all attempts to revive him were unsuccessful.

Anake further revealed that Jesutunmise was later declared clinically dead due to signs of a previously unreported cardiac ailment.

The event sparked responses after some pupils allegedly claimed that Jesutunmise was having difficulty breathing but was not given oxygen or prompt respiratory treatment.

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