From Benin, the authorities of UNIBEN are not giving anything to chance, especially with the reported death of a final-year engineering student. The student was said to be an occupant in Hall Three, one of the hostels on Ugbowo
campus of the university.But the UNIBEN management, through its Public Relations Officer, Mr. Michael Osasuyi, dismissed the speculation about the death of a student of the university.According to him, there is no truth in the story that a final-year student died of the virus.Osasuyi, who, however, said the university was carrying out proactive measures to forestall any outbreak inthe institution, added that a committee had been set up to sensitise members of staff and students to the dangers of the virus.He also hinted of plans to “de-rat the university” as part of efforts to check the prevalence of rodents in the community.Osasuyi added, “The vice-chancellor has mandated the student union to organise sensitisation programmes. Before any outbreak, the university is even proactive. The population of student is much; so, we cannot take chances. It is no news that we have rats everywhere.”However, it was also learnt that the various hostels had been fortified with cats allegedly provided by the university management to control the number of rats within the community.But to escape contracting the virus, a400-level medical student, Eddy Uwughiren, said many students on campus had increased their commitment to personal hygiene.Uwughiren said, “I know that the school has organised a seminar to enlighten students on Lassa fever. There are school cats that kill the rats. Rats are very common in our hostels but the cats do kill them. For me, I ensure that I cover all my edibles well. It is the same with my roommates; we try to maintain a highlevel of hygiene.”
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