Outrage Over Killing Of Ex-ASUU’s Festus Iyayi By Police Escort Truck In Kogi Governor’s Convoy

It’s just too much, if we were to look this from the spiritual view point, it would really be more than just meet the eye, why is it that when the strike is about to be called off, Professor Festus Iyayi was killed in a ghastly accident which was caused by the Kogi states convoy.

So it’s no longer surprising that Outrage has greeted the killing, yesterday, of former President of the Academic Staff Union of University, ASUU, Professor Festus Iyayi, by a car in the convoy of the Kogi State Governor, Idris Wada, with many slamming the governor over his drivers’ recklessness.

According to information we received, some people are even asking that the driver of the car that killed Iyayi should be prosecuted and that, if possible, Nigerians should frustrate any future attempts by the governor to seek election into any public office.

Sadly, Prof. Festus Iyayi died at age 66, in Lokoja, the Kogi state capital, on his way to Kano for a meeting of the ASUU National Executive Council concerning the over four-month old strike embarked upon by the union.

According to a Lagos-based lawyer, Femi Falana, while expressing shock at the death of his former client, urged Nigerians to stop agonising and take action against situations like this.

Femi Falana, who fought and won the case against the sack of Iyayi and Professor Itse Sagay from the University of Benin during the era of Professor Grace Alele-Williams as Vice Chancellor, also complained that governors in the country, with the exception the Lagos state governor, Babatunde Fashola, are known for their reckless convoys.

The lawyer said that the driver that killed Iyayi must be arrested and prosecuted because the drivers in Wada’s convoy are notorious for causing fatal accidents.
When contacted this morning, Professor Itse Sagay was too devastated to speak on the death of Iyayi as they were very close during Iyayi’s lifetime.
Prof. Ahunna Okerengwo, the Chairman, University of Port Harcourt chapter of ASUU, said she was still in shock over the death of Prof. Iyayi.

Toni Kan, a journalist and author called Iyayi’s death a sacrifice, another major and sad loss of one of the nation’s best.

The Head, Department of English, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Professor Damian Opata, described the death as unfortunate.
“It is very sad coming at this time,” Professor Damian Opata disclosed.