UNIBEN students stage protest after sports director died due to alleged negligence (video)

Students of the University of Benin have staged a demonstration following the death of the school’s director of sports.

Perez Boubouwei reportedly became ill on Sunday,  Jan. 22, and was taken to the school’s teaching hospital (UBTH) where he died on Tuesday morning, Jan. 24.

Students of the institution have now accused the health workers at the teaching hospital of negligence after Perez was admitted following complaints of stomach pain.

They claim the doctors insisted a deposit be made before they commenced treatment. When that was done, they allegedly began injecting him without conducting proper tests.

Students came out in their numbers to express their outrage at his death.

At some point, the police were called and a video shows them clashing with protesting students.

Friends of the deceased have gone on various platforms to mourn him.

Watch videos of the protest below.