Iyayi’s corpse leaves Lokoja for Benin

Lokoja – The remains of former ASUU
president, Prof. Festus Iyayi, who died in
an auto crash on Lokoja-Abuja road,
were on Wednesday moved from Lokoja
to Benin by his relations.
The Chief Medical Director, Kogi State
Specialist Hospital, Lokoja, Dr. Paul
Amodu, told newsmen that the late
professor’s younger brother, led other
relations to collect the corpse at about 12
noon.
He said that the team also comprised
officials from the University of Benin,
saying that the corpse was conveyed in
an ambulance of the Federal University,
Lokoja.
Amodu said that the late Iyayi was
brought in dead to the hospital few
minutes after noon on Tuesday.
He said that the National Welfare Officer
of ASUU, Dr Ngozi ilo and Dr Anthoni
Emina, were also brought to the hospital
with various degrees of injuries and
fracture.
The medical director said that the
possible cause of late Iyayi’s death might
be a left rib injury which, he said.
penetrated into his heart.
He also talked of shock as the late
professor was believed to be hypertensive
and had some drugs found on him as at
the time of the crash.
Amodu said that both Ilo and Emina had
also been evacuated from the Specialist
Hospital in Lokoja to other hospitals
outside the state by their relations.
He explained that all the victims were
treated free of charge as directed by Gov.
Idris Wada of Kogi.
Meanwhile, FRSC state Sector Command,
Mr Olakunle Motajo, told newsmen that
full investigation into the remote and
immediate cause of the accident had
begun.
He said that it was too early to apportion
blame on any of the two drivers of the
vehicles involved, saying that no arrest
had been made so far.
Late Prof. Iyayi, along with other
members of ASUU, were on their way to
Kano to attend the NEC meeting of the
union when their bus and a car on Gov.
Wada Idris motorcade collided. (NAN)