Covenant University is trending because Tunmise, a 500-level Building Tech student, died at the medical centre, because they didn’t have Oxygen so they switched to prayers till he died.

It’s the same way students died in 2017 and 2025.

Apparently, they were playing the Chancellor’s Cup, a match between Computer Engineering and Building Tech. Tunmise asked for an early sub as he was feeling weak and short of breath.

At halftime, his situation got worse, and they rushed him to the medical centre, where the doctor on duty allegedly said Tunmise just needed air. But minutes later, he had stopped breathing.

Apparently, they didn’t use an oxygen or a nebuliser. Because the ₦1.9M per session school housing over 11,000 students had nothing in their arsenal, except Jesus, so they switched to prayers.

According to multiple persons, Oyedepo arrived too and joined the prayers to revive him, but it failed. It was about 3 hours later that they informed Tunmise’s parents, while the school leaders were still considering whether to proceed with the football tournament.

Also, some are alleging that the school WiFi was turned off as a news control measure, and students are forbidden from purchasing data or browsing outside the school’s ISP.

In June 2025, a 200L engineering student, Mordi Nwese Daniel, was struck by lightning on the same football pitch. Instead of taking him for treatment, they started praying for him, and he died.

In April 2017, a 500L Building Tech student hit his head on the pool. Students managed to resuscitate him, rushed him to the school clinic, they didn’t have oxygen or a defibrillator, and they again opted for prayers, and he died.

The school is yet to issue a statement on Tunmise’s death.

However, students speaking up are afraid they may be sanctioned or targeted.