BOSU LOOSES TWO STUDENTS

BOSU LOOSES TWO STUDENTS

By: Bodunrin Kayode

Two students of the Borno State University have lost their lives in a ghastly motor accident in jimtilo along Maiduguri – Damaturu road on Wednesday evening.

The students one male final year student who graduated yesterday and a female part two student, lost their lives when a reckless Dangote Truck lost control while over speeding and ran into the BOSU students Bus which was en route the city centre to drop students on their way home after their Semester Exams.

Several students in the bus sustained various degrees of injuries, in which some were very critical while others were discharged immediately.

Reacting to the tragedy, vice chancellor of BOSU Professor Babagana Gutti said ” There were 30 of them plus the driver involved in the ghastly motor accident. One died on the spot and another died in the hospital.

24 are critically injured receiving treatment in UMTH, they were given immediate first aid at Umaru Shehu, we moved the critically injured immediately to UMTH, and then subsequently the others too. The Dangote truck driver was reckless” he lamented.

Professor Gutti, Director of Works, Physical Planning and Development Engineer Mohammed Habib, Dean Student’s Affairs, the University CSO Bursar and a host of BOSU staff where on hand to see that the victims were evacuated to Umaru Shehu Hospital and the UMTH.

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 seriously needed to save lives of their class and school mates.

The trauma centre of the UMTH was turned to a beehive of activities Wednesday night as Hospital and BOSU staff family members and relatives of the victims were seen busy working round the clock supported by management through the night to give the best of their attention to the students.

The two deceased students of Sociology and plant science departments respectively would be buried tomorrow Thursday.

BOSU LOOSES TWO STUDENTS.