Hit and run driver crushes university lecturer to death in Kogi

<p>A lecturer with Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara, Kogi State, Mr Femi Adegboye, has been crushed to death by a yet to be identified hit and run driver.</p>, <p>DAILY POST gathered that Adegboye was a lecturer in the Faculty of Science, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, in the university.</p>, <p>The incident occurred on Saturday, September 9, while the deceased was waiting to board a taxi from Kaduna Junction along Lokoja/Abuja Expressway to Osara, his place of work.</p>, <p>The Head, Public Relations Unit, CUSTECH, Osara, Balogun Omeiza, confirmed the incident in a statement on Tuesday.</p>, <p>According to the statement, the Vice Chancellor of CUSTECH, Professor Salawu Sadiku, described the lecturer’s death as ‘shocking’.</p>, <p>“The death of Mr. Femi Adegboye came to us all as a rude shock and we have no reasons whatsoever to question God.</p>, <p>“As much as we wanted to have a long lasting working relationship with Mr. Femi Adegboye, the result of his untimely death has cut off our relationships and I must confess that this is a hard pill for us to swallow as an institution,” the vice chancellor said.</p>, <p>The late Adegboye was born on June 3, 1985. He is survived by his wife, children and extended family members.</p>, <p>His burial service will be held according to Christian rites on Thursday, September 14, 2023 at his hometown in Egbe, Kogi State.</p>