Mother Dies While Waiting For Daughter At UTME Centre In Ondo

ILARA-MOKIN, Ondo State, Nigeria – Sorrow gripped Ilara-Mokin Junction in Ifedore Local Government Area of Ondo State on Monday when a mother collapsed and died while waiting for her child at a Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination centre.

Oluwasola Victoria Adebayo had accompanied her daughter to the venue when she suddenly took ill shortly after reaching the junction.

She complained of weakness before slumping to the ground, according to eyewitnesses.

Sympathisers tried to revive her but all efforts failed and she was pronounced dead at the scene.

Her child remained inside the examination hall at the time, unaware of the tragedy.

A resident who identified the deceased as “Mommy Ayo” said she had spoken earlier that morning about escorting her daughter to the exam centre.

The incident drew a large crowd of shocked onlookers who expressed sadness over the sudden death.

NaijaChoice News gathered that the exact cause of the death is yet to be ascertained.

The Ondo State Police Command confirmed the incident through its spokesperson, DSP Abayomi Jimoh.

He said the family had been contacted and the remains released to her son, Mr Apapa Olamilekan, an officer of the Nigeria Legion in Akure. The command commiserated with the bereaved family and urged the public to remain calm.