Strange: University loses 3 lecturers in 3 days
Three senior lecturers of Taraba State University (TSU), Jalingo, have reportedly lost their lives within three days.
The lecturers were Prof. Akporido Samuel, former head of department of Chemical Sciences, who slumped and died in his office on Thursday; Dr. Kiliobas Sha’a, former Head of Department Biological Sciences, and Dr. Ibrahim Saleh Bali, who died in the early hours of Sunday.
It was learnt that Prof. Samuel slumped and died in his office while Dr. Sha’a died in his house after struggling with high blood pressure. Dr Bali died at the Federal Medical Centre,FMC, Jalingo after suffering from a protracted illness.
The death of the lecturers has caused panic among members of the academic and non-academic staff of the university.
The lecturers, it was gathered, have been demanding improved welfare and better salary from the state government but the government is yet to yield to their demands.
The chairman, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Taraba State University chapter, Dr. Mbave Joshua, expressed shock at their sudden death, lamenting the unfriendly working condition of ASUU members in the institution.
He stated that the lecturers lacked financial backing due to the current challenges of cost of living.
