The news that a 22-year-old undergraduate of the institution, Miss Oyinlola Rotimi, gave birth on campus, was ignited by the use of social media. The news about the circumstances surrounding the unusual birth went viral on social media within minutes of its occurrence.
On June 19, the social networks were flooded with stories that Oyinlola, who was delivered of her baby in one of the toilets of the university’s hostel, wanted to flush the baby down the toilet and kill him.