Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has directed the immediate release of funds to support medical emergencies involving 13 students of Kwara origin at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS).
The Governor also conveyed his well wishes to the affected students through his Special Assistant on Students’ Affairs, Hon. Wasiu Onidugbe, praying for their speedy and full recovery.
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While eight of the students had varying degrees of bone fractures which are considered an emergency, including surgeries, five of them are to undergo other levels of medical treatment — all at the UDUS Teaching Hospital in Sokoto.
“The Governor has immediately released N5,250,000.00 to cover the cost of tests, scans, and other procedures and treatments already itemized by the hospital,” according to a statement by the Students Affairs (SA).
The students were involved in an auto crash along the Yauri-Sokoto Expressway in Kebbi State as they were returning to Sokoto.
The driver of their car died in the accident.