Lecturer Crushes 2 Abeokuta Uni Students To Death

Pathfinder SUV crushed two male students of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta FUNNAB to death at Isolu village, few kilometres away from the institution’s campus.

A witness said the driver of the jeep was speeding excessively but lost control when he wanted to avoid an obstacle and ran into the students, mauling them immediately.

The errant driver was said to be a lecturer at the Water Resources Management Department of FUNAAB.

The killing, which drew the ire of the students, threw the institution into crisis as the deceased’s irate colleagues chased the lecturer with missiles immediately the incident occurred, but he escaped into safety.

However, his vehicle was not spared as the aggrieved students set it ablaze.

They later went on the rampage and barricaded the road that leads to their campus.

Some policemen who were deployed in the place were overpowered as the students disregarded the persuasion of the policemen.

The Public Relations Officer of FUNNAB, Mr. Kola Adepoju, said Monday had been declared lecture-free for the school to mourn the victims.

He said: “We lost two of our students. They were hit by a reckless driver. As he was avoiding a head on collision with an oncoming vehicle, he rammed into two of the students who had just alighted from the school bus.

“There has been a protest over the incident. Vehicles were not moving before, but now they have started moving.

“Monday has been declared mourning and lecture-free day. We have got in touch with the families of the deceased students.”