PORT HARCOURT, RIVERS— Following the awful death of a 21-year-old female trainee on school, the management of Rivers State University (RSU), Port Harcourt, has placed an immediate ban on undergraduate trainees driving individual lorries within the university premises throughout night and overnight hours.
The emergency situation security regulation was revealed on Friday, June 26, 2026, by the institution’s acting registrar, Mr Idanyingi Daminabo, during an emergency situation press instruction at the university administrative complex.
Drag Racing Tragedy Claims Life of 21-Year-Old Student.
The administrative clampdown was set off by a fatal accident on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, along “Roadway A” within the school grid.
The victim, Miss Eno Udoson, a 21-year-old trainee was strolling back to the university personnel quarters when she was violently struck by a speeding automobile.
According to initial investigative accounts supplied by an RSU speaker and a relative of the departed, Mr Moore Mike-Ogburia, 2 undergraduate chauffeurs were supposedly drag-racing each other down the campus roadway when their lorries collided, veering off course and crushing the pedestrian.
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The university management identified the 2 undergraduate motorists as Darlington Onuaku of the Department of Advancement and Interaction Studies and Obinna Ikechi of the Department of Computer Technology.
The Rivers State Cops Command spokesperson, ASP Blessing Agabe, validated that both suspects have actually been jailed, apprehended, and moved to the state criminal examination department for immediate prosecution.
The victim’s body has actually since been deposited at a regional mortuary.
New Curfew, Designated Gates, and Shuttle Bus Manifests
Confronted with growing anger over lax traffic laws, the university senate convened an emergency situation safety council conference on Wednesday to present sweeping vehicular regulations designed to eliminate school careless driving.
Under the newly active guidelines, undergraduate trainees are strictly prohibited from driving personal cars anywhere on school in between 4:00 p.m. in the evening and 7:00 a.m. the following morning.
Trainees who drive to campus throughout the day should park their lorries at a designated, protected lot located near the university’s main gate and utilise
Tightened Up Border Patrols and Hostel Visual Audits
The registrar clarified that postgraduate trainees and those attending the Centre for Continuing Education will only be permitted to drive on campus after undergoing visual identity confirmation at security checkpoints.
“Any student discovered engaging in reckless driving or breaking the night restriction will deal with instant suspension, official university disciplinary procedures, and the irreversible impoundment of the automobile included,” Registrar Daminabo warned.
To complement the traffic sweep and secure the campus perimeter after dusk, RSU authorities have likewise limited visitor access to all student hostels, ordering that all daily hostel visits should end strictly by 6:00 p.m.
. The management prompted guard to implement the new 30 km/h speed limits strongly to prevent a reoccurrence of the disaster.