Varsity lecturer killed by ‘hit and run’ driver in Kogi

By Boluwaji Obahopo, Lokoja

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) successful Kogi has confirmed the sidesplitting of a pistillate lecturer by a hit-and-run operator successful the state.

Mr Tenimu Etuku, FRSC Sector Commander, who confirmed the demise of the lecturer of the Federal University Lokoja (FUL), Mrs Kemi Emmanue, described her decease arsenic precise bittersweet and unfortunate.

Mrs Emmanuel was a well-respected and admired lecturer successful the Department of Theatre Arts of the university.

Etuku said that the mishap occurred astir 3.30p.m. connected Wednesday, erstwhile the lecturer fell disconnected a commercialized motorcycle, a.k.a. Okada, erstwhile deed by a moving motortruck on the road astatine Crusher successful Lokoja metropolis.

“When the mishap happened, our rescue cognition squad responded timely and rapidly rushed the unfortunate to Kogi State Specialist Hospital, wherever she was confirmed dead.

The corpse of the deceased has been deposited astatine the hospital’s mortuary, ” helium said.

He expressed daze implicit the cognition of the said okada rider, who reportedly zoomed disconnected nether the guise of chasing the said hit-and-run truck.

The assemblage commandant cautioned okada riders against contesting with enclosed vehicles connected the road to debar specified unfortunate incidents and prevention the lives of guiltless passengers.

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