A woman identified as Oluwasola Victoria Adebayo reportedly slumped and died 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 but suddenly took ill shortly after arriving at the venue on Monday, April 20, 2026.
Eyewitnesses at the scene said she complained of weakness before slumping unexpectedly.
Attempts by sympathisers to revive her proved abortive, as she was pronounced dead at the spot.
The 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 the incident, the spokesperson of the Ondo State Police Command, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, said the command recorded the sudden death of a woman in Ilara-Mokin.
He added that the family of the deceased had been contacted and, after due verification, the remains were released to Mr Apapa Olamilekan, who identified himself as her son and an officer of the Nigeria Legion in Akure.
