A teacher at Government Girls’ Day Secondary School (GGDSS), Tudun Wada, Gusau, Zamfara State, Zainab Abdullahi, has reportedly died after she was struck by a Nigerian Army vehicle said to have been driven recklessly while she was on her way to work.
According to SaharaReporters, the incident happened on Wednesday in front of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Gusau. A source said Zainab was riding on a motorcycle when the Army vehicle knocked her down.
A source claimed the soldiers did not stop after the crash to assist the victim or check her condition.
“It was a Nigerian Army vehicle. They hit and killed Zainab through reckless driving. She was on her way to school when the vehicle ran over her in front of FMC Gusau. The soldiers drove off without stopping,” the source said.
Zainab was said to have later d+ed from injuries sustained in the accident. Her funeral prayer was held on Wednesday at her family residence behind Man Dinawa in Gusau, where relatives, colleagues, friends and sympathisers gathered to pay their last respects.
Reacting to the incident, the Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools expressed shock over the teacher’s death and called for a full investigation.
“The Authority of Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools received this information with great dismay and calls on the Zamfara State Government and the Nigerian Army to investigate the matter and ensure justice is done to this noble teacher,” the union stated.
The union also prayed for the deceased, saying, “May her soul rest in peace.”
Zainab’s d+ath has thrown the education community into mourning, with colleagues and students grieving a teacher whose life was cut short while travelling to school.
When contacted by SaharaReporters, the Director of Army Public Relations, Colonel Onyechi Appolonia Anele, neither answered calls nor responded to a text message seeking comments on the allegation.
