How Ogun female teacher slumped, died

Mrs Oluwatosin Aina, a teacher with the Olokinne High School, Ojowo, Ijebu Igbo in Ijebu North Local Government Area of Ogun State, reportedly slumped on Thursday in the school premises and died.

A source who said he was a close family friend told PUNCH that the late Aina reportedly drove herself to the school and was said to have started feeling feverish moments after arriving at the school.

The teacher who was said to be a Grade Level 14 officer and teaching Christian Religious Knowledge was said to have gotten permission from the Principal to go and take care of her health but slumped right beside her car.

She was said to have been rushed to the annex of the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Ijebu Igbo of the state, where she was confirmed dead.

The incident reportedly threw the entire school into mourning, giving the dedication and love of the deceased to the students and colleagues.

Mrs Aina was said to be in her 50s and married to a retired Principal within Ijebu Igbo.

“Yes, I can confirm that the unfortunate incident happened on Thursday morning. I know her very well. I heard that she started feeling uncomfortable after getting to the school and got permission from her Principal to go and treat herself but slumped beside her car.

“She was confirmed dead at the hospital she was rushed to. She was a Christian Religious Knowledge teacher and married to a retired Principal. She should be in her 50s and either on Grade Level 13 or 14,” the source is quoted.

The newspaper also quotes a teacher who worked in the area and craved anonymity as expressing concern over the rate at which teachers were dying in the state, insisting that the stress of having a limited number of teachers was taking a toll on the health of the available few hands.

Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools, Ogun State, Felix Agbesanwa, is also quoted to have said that the union was quite aware of the challenges of the lack of required numbers of teachers in the school.