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)