Protest rocks Borno varsity as Dangote truck crushes final-year student, one other to death

Two students of Borno State University, BOSU, have lost their lives in a fatal motor accident in the Jimtilo area along the Maiduguri-Damaturu road.

The Information and Public Relations Officer of the university, Abba A. Massa, confirmed that the incident occurred on Wednesday.

He said several students sustained various degrees of injuries and were evacuated to Umaru Shehu Hospital, Maiduguri and the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital.

“The students, a male final-year student and a female part-two student, lost their lives when a truck belonging to Dangote, traveling at high speed, lost control and ran into the BOSU students’ bus while they were on their way home after their semester exams,” the statement said.

According to the statement, BOSU’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Babagana Gutti, the Head of Service of Borno State, Barrister Malam Fannami, the Registrar of BOSU, Zanna Mustapha Kashim, and some management staff were also present through the night to provide necessary support to the victims.

In a show of solidarity and empathy, a bus full of BOSU students also came to sympathize with their colleagues and donate blood, which was critically needed to save the lives of their classmates and schoolmates.

The statement further said that the two deceased students would be buried on Thursday, December 12, 2024.