Balikisu Omolabake Temitope Lamina, a graduate who was observing the mandatory one year National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme, has died in a traffic accident.

The young woman was said to have been returning to school after travelling to rejoice with her family on the safe return of her mother from the holy land for this year’s pilgrimage, where hundreds were killed in various disasters.

The Nation reports that her father, Lateef Lamina, a senior sales executive officer with New Telegraph newspaper, could not hold back tears while narrating his last moments with his late daughter whom he referred to as his ‘hope’.

He said: “My hope is dashed.”

“Balikisu, my brilliant, promising and talented daughter who had passion for broadcasting is gone. The mother travelled to Mecca and came back successfully. When she came back, we were all happy that she survived the misfortune that happened during the pilgrimage. She (my late daughter) decided to come home to see her. She was given about four weeks to be away from her - See more at: http://www.mcebisco.com/2015/11/very-so-sad-read-what-happened-to-this.html