Nigeria, July 11 -- Professor Carol Chinyelugo Arinze-Umobi, Acting Vice-Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka on Friday, announced an eight-member committee to investigate the circumstances leading to the death of a 100-level student of the university, living at the Elmelda hostel, located within the university vicinity.

The deceased student, Miss Isabella Ajana, a student of the Faculty of Law, reportedly died on Wednesday, after she lost the keys to her hostel room in Block A, and the managers denied her the use of the spare key where she kept her insulin medication.

The development had thrown the university community into rage, as the students are alleging negligence on the part of the hostel management, accusing them of not...