A woman, Oluwasola Victoria Adebayo, reportedly slumped and died on Monday while waiting for her child, who was writing the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), at a centre in Ilara-Mokin Junction, Ifedore Local Government Area of Ondo State.
It was gathered that the deceased had accompanied her child to the examination centre when she suddenly took ill shortly after arriving at the venue.
Sources at the scene said she complained of weakness before she slumped unexpectedly. Attempts by sympathisers to revive her proved abortive as she was pronounced dead on the spot.
Her child was said to be inside the examination hall at the time of the incident, unaware of the development.
A resident of the area, who identified the deceased as “Mummy Ayo,” disclosed that she had earlier spoken about accompanying her daughter to the examination venue that morning.
The incident attracted a crowd of onlookers, with many expressing shock and sadness over the sudden death.
Confirming her death, the spokesperson of the Ondo State Police Command, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, said: “The command notes with deep concern a sad incident involving the sudden death of a woman in Ilara Mokin.
“The family of the deceased has since been contacted and, upon thorough checks, the remains of the deceased have been released to one Mr Apapa Olamilekan, who identified himself as her son and an officer of the Nigeria Legion, Akure.”
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