A teacher, Zainab Abdullahi of Government Girls’ Day Secondary School (GGDSS), Tudun Wada, Gusau, Zamfara State, Northwest Nigeria, has reportedly died after she was allegedly struck by a Nigerian Army vehicle while she was on her way to school.
SaharaReporters gathered that the incident occurred on Wednesday, in front of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Gusau.
A source familiar with the incident told SaharaReporters that the Army vehicle allegedly ran over the teacher while she was riding on a motorcycle.
According to the source, the soldiers in the vehicle allegedly drove away from the scene without stopping to render assistance or ascertain the condition of the victim.
“It was a Nigerian Army vehicle. They hit and killed Zainab through reckless driving. She was on her way to school when the vehicle ran over her in front of FMC Gusau. The soldiers drove off without stopping,” the source said.
The source added that Zainab later succumbed to the injuries she sustained in the crash.
Her funeral prayer was held on Wednesday at her family residence behind Man Dinawa in Gusau, where relatives, colleagues, friends and sympathisers gathered to pay their last respects.
Meanwhile, the Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools said it received news of the teacher’s death with great shock and sadness.
The union condemned the circumstances surrounding the incident and called on the Zamfara State Government and the Nigerian Army to conduct a thorough investigation into the alleged reckless driving that led to the teacher’s death and ensure that justice is served.
“The Authority of Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools received this information with great dismay and calls on the Zamfara State Government and the Nigerian Army to investigate the matter and ensure justice is done to this noble teacher,” the union stated.
The union also prayed for the repose of the deceased teacher’s soul, saying, “May her soul rest in peace.”
Zainab’s death has left colleagues, students and members of the education community mourning the loss of a teacher whose life was cut short while travelling to work.
When SaharaReporters contacted the Director of Army Public Relations, Colonel Onyechi Appolonia Anele, she did not answer her phone calls or respond to a text message sent to her.
Source: Sahara Reporters
