(Zainab Abdullahi. Photo by Sahara Reports)
A teacher at Government Girls’ Day Secondary School (GGDSS), Tudun Wada, Gusau, Zamfara State, identified as Zainab Abdullahi, has reportedly d£ath 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 an online news platform, the incident occurred on Wednesday in front of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Gusau.
A source disclosed that Zainab was riding on a motorcycle when the army vehicle knocked her down, alleging that the soldiers failed to stop after the crash to render assistance or check on her condition.
The source described the incident as one involving reckless driving by a Nigerian Army vehicle, noting that she was on her way to school when she was run over in front of FMC Gusau, and that the soldiers drove off without stopping.
Zainab reportedly d£ath later 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 d£ath and called for a thorough investigation, urging the Zamfara State Government and the Nigerian Army to look into the matter and ensure justice is served.
The union also offered prayers for the deceased.
The incident 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 the online news platform, the Director of Army Public Relations, Colonel Onyechi Appolonia Anele, neither answered calls nor responded to a text message seeking comments on the allegation.