The management of Osun State University has set up an investigative committee to examine the circumstances surrounding the death of 400-level Criminology and Security Studies student, Osunlakin Grace, while unveiling a series of measures aimed at strengthening healthcare services across its campuses.
The decisions were reached during a meeting between the university management, led by Vice-Chancellor Professor Odunayo Adeboye, and the Southwest Zone D leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students.
Details of the meeting were contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by NANS Southwest Coordinator, Adeyemo Josiah.
Addressing participants, Josiah reaffirmed the association’s commitment to protecting students’ interests.
“The welfare, safety, and well-being of students across the Southwest remain the foremost priority of the NANS Southwest leadership.”
He added that while NANS preferred engagement and collaboration with university authorities, it would not hesitate to intervene whenever students’ welfare was compromised.
The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Adeboye, expressed grief over the student’s death, describing the incident as a painful loss to the university community.
As part of reforms announced at the meeting, he disclosed that a new health centre would be established at the Ifetedo Campus, where the deceased was studying. He also said healthcare facilities across other campuses would be upgraded.
According to the Vice-Chancellor, all university medical centres will now operate round the clock to guarantee uninterrupted healthcare access for students.
NANS said Adeboye also announced plans to provide solar-powered electricity for every health centre to tackle power supply challenges.
He added that ambulances would be made available for emergency response, while more qualified doctors and nurses would be employed and deployed across the institution’s health facilities.
The Vice-Chancellor further appealed to students and parents to disclose existing medical conditions, explaining that the university had discovered cases where students were managing serious illnesses without the knowledge of their families, making emergency medical intervention more difficult.
During the meeting, the Students’ Union President, Oremokun Shedrack, presented the students’ demands to the university management.
According to the statement, the students requested the “relocation of the Health Centre at the Ifetedo Campus, review and rehabilitation of all health centres across the university, twenty-four-hour operation of all medical facilities, recruitment and employment of qualified healthcare professionals, review of TISHIP and HMO code generation processes, immediate reopening of the Welfare Director’s portal, repair and maintenance of the university ambulance, provision of essential medical equipment, including a Nebulizer machine, and an appeal to the Osun State Government for improved healthcare facilities around the university communities.”
Responding to the requests, Adeboye assured the students that management would implement nearly all the demands within its powers, noting that improving healthcare facilities outside the university fell under the responsibility of the Osun State and Federal Governments.
To improve accountability within the university’s healthcare system, the Vice-Chancellor announced the establishment of a University Committee on Health Services, comprising Students’ Union representatives from all campuses alongside relevant university officials.
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He said, “The committee has been mandated to thoroughly examine the circumstances surrounding the unfortunate death of Late Osunlakin Grace, review the factors that led to the students’ protest, assess all matters relating to healthcare services across the university, and make practical recommendations to the management for immediate and long-term improvements.”
Adeboye added that the committee had been directed to submit its report to the university management “within one week” from June 29, 2026, to enable the immediate implementation of its recommendations.
At the end of the meeting, Kayode praised the university management for its willingness to engage with students and its commitment to addressing their concerns.
He said NANS Southwest would “continue to monitor the implementation of the agreed resolutions to ensure that every commitment made translates into tangible improvements for students.”
The NANS coordinator also urged the university to implement the resolutions without delay and ensure academic activities resumed promptly.
In response, Adeboye announced that the Welfare Director’s portal would be reopened immediately. He also said students would return to classes within two weeks.
According to the Vice-Chancellor, the additional time would allow the university to conduct extensive fumigation of hostels and carry out environmental sanitation to provide students with a healthier and safer learning environment.
The development follows the earlier reaction of Ademola Adeleke, who described Osunlakin’s death as “painful and deeply heartbreaking” and directed a comprehensive review of healthcare service delivery across all UNIOSUN campuses.
The university had previously denied allegations of negligence, insisting that preliminary findings indicated the deceased was never taken to the institution’s medical centre on the night of the incident.
According to the university, Osunlakin complained of stomach pain after returning to her off-campus residence before she was taken to the Community Health Centre in Ikija, Ifetedo, where she reportedly lost consciousness and was later confirmed dead.
Management also stated that transportation was disrupted by an unannounced Oro ritual that restricted movement within the community.