Man Who Suffered Before Gaining University Admission Dies Less Than 24 Hours After His Convocation
- A young man who recently graduated from a popular university has passed away hours after his convocation
- His sister took to her social media page to share the sad story and also revealed sensitive details about his life
- The young lady shared another video showing the moment his lifeless body was taken to his burial place after his death
A young man who suffered before gaining admission into the university has tragically passed away less than 24 hours after his convocation.
The sad incident was made known by a lady who identified herself as the sister of the late individual.
Source: TikTok
Graduate dies hours after convocation
On her TikTok page, @ykay_8 wrote as the caption of one of the videos she shared:
"Life is so short that I didn't know that my brother, whom I was cooking for before he went to play ball, would be brought back to us dead."
In a recent post, she wrote that her brother, Oluwatosin Emmanuel, suffered before he gained admission into the university, and they all took photos together, not knowing he was going to die not long after.
Her statement in part:
"We were happy to snap pictures with you, Tosin, because you really suffered before you gained admission into the university, and now you graduated with so many plans. We were planning on making the future bright for your parents and your siblings, not knowing that the devil had its own plan."
"We were happy to celebrate you on your graduation, not knowing that it would be our last celebration and the last time we would hug and be with you, Tosin."
"You asked me to cook beans for you, that you would come back and eat the food after playing ball not knowing that I was cooking your last supper, and you did not even have the chance to eat before you left us, Tomisin. I know you will fight back."
Source: TikTok
After his death, she sent an emotional message to him as she helped her to cope with the pain of the loss.
@ykay_8 continued:
"Your death will not be in vain, and I know you love us and we love you more, my brother don't sleep too much, stand up and let your spirit begin to hunt down the people who had a hand in your death and want to make your parents suffer. deal with every one of them and make us proud wherever you are. REST IN PEACE ISHOLA OLUWATOMISIN EMMANUEL aka TOPSON fly high my brother."
In the comments section of the post, the lady @ykay_8 added that her brother passed away barely 24 hours after his convocation from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH).
Her statement:
"He died barely 24 hours after his convocation."
Reactions as lady mourns her late brother
𝐒 𝐓 𝐔 𝐏 𝐄 𝐘 shared:
"Sorry pls how did this happened i am confused."
Alari / lifestyle wrote:
"I’m still shock till now because we are celebrating that we did not lose anybody in our department see us now but he’s unquestionable God who are we to question God."
Damsel🥀Tee said:
"I will not do all this in vain 😫😫😫 condolences to the family."
honey drop added:
"He gave us food oooooooooooooo wey we dey talk bro tosin."
Emirex fashions shared:
"God is really unquestionable but why may God console the family."
ÌKÉÒLŪWÁ added:
"Na my senior for secondary school ooo."
Aminah noted:
"May God grant him eternal peace nd forgive him of all his shortcomings."
Omowunmi added:
"May God forgive him an grant him Alujona friduas."
Mo! Classic | ADIRE VENDOR said:
"So sad May his soul rest in peace, and may God comfort you and your family."
E_xCELLENCY shared:
"May God Grant you eternal peace ☮️and Forgive you."
God's favourite shared:
"May his gentle soul rest in perfect peace."
Dayscom added:
"Thinking about the condition his mum will be right now."
Oluwanifemi noted:
"Hmmm…life is vanity upon vanity,rest on senior ishola."
Dahlart Fashion House noted:
"Why now this too much yah ALLAH pls don’t let me do this in vain may his soul rest in perfect peace."
Amokeadeokikiola added:
"Omg sad news 😭😭😭, rest on insha Allah Amin olohu."
Yinka said:
"Sorry for lost babe may he soul rest in perfect peace."
As her story about the passing of her brother trends online, Legit.ng contacted Ishola Olayinka Elizabeth to better understand her story and how the issues affect her.
She described who her brother was when he was alive.
"My brother was a very cool, nice, gentle, and easygoing boy when he was alive. He was the firstborn in a family of six and the first son. My brother was the type of person who was willing to give anything to anyone in need just to make everyone comfortable."
"My brother suffered a lot before he gained admission into the university, in the sense that when we were still small, my mum had to make him repeat the same class as me so that he could become more brilliant, because we both attended the same primary school before my mum changed our school to Greater Tomorrow Nursery and Primary School, and we became classmates."
"So from there he started coping; he was one of the teachers’ favorites then because he was very quiet and peaceful. We also went to the same secondary school, and we were both prefects in that same school. Teachers liked him; he was the games prefect and the class captain also."
"So he left the school when we were in SS2 to write exams and JAMB because he was very brilliant, and he loved reading and playing football because he loved football very well."
Elizabeth, while mourning her brother, explained what she was told about his death. According to her, she mentioned that he slumped while he was playing football; however, that wasn't the first time he had been playing football, and hearing that he passed away while he was doing his favorite thing was a shock to her.
She added:
"What I want people to understand about my brother’s issue is that we were told that he slumped while playing ball, but the thing is that was not the first time he was playing ball. He had been playing ball for almost 10 years because he loved playing ball so much."
"So all I can say now is that they told us he slumped while playing ball. We were not there when he slumped, but that was what we were told, and we have to take it like that. But it is only God that knows what happened, and I know God will fight for us."
"No one knows what happened to him, but they told us that when he was on the field playing ball, he just held his chest and started going down. From there, he couldn’t breathe again. They tried all their possible best to revive him, but all was abortive, and when they took him to the hospital, he was dead already."
She shared a touching message to people experiencing similar losses or issues.
Her statement:
"For the people going through similar loss as us, I would like to just encourage them to have faith, pray, and take so much rest, and always check up on their body system if there is anything wrong with them because we can’t predict the body system. Regular check-up is needed to be sure of the body’s condition."
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In a similar story, Legit.ng reported that a close friend of a University of Lagos (UNILAG) graduate, Maryam Agoro, spoke after she died just one day after her convocation. Maryam died on the morning of January 21, 2026, a day after she celebrated her graduation from school.
Her friend, Enitan, said she was very close to him and always helped people. He said many people did not know that she had big dreams, even though she had some challenges.
UNILAG first-class graduate dies
Meanwhile, Legit.ng recently reported that a young woman who finished school at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has died.
Before she died, Anisa shared her good news online. She said that even though she had sickle cell disease, it did not stop her from doing well in school.
Source: Legit.ng
