The death of Prof. Ruth Wazis, a former Head of Business Management at the University of Maiduguri, has been confirmed by the Borno State Police Command. Chronicle NG gathered that Wazis died while opening the gate to her residence at Judari Polo Maiduguri on Tuesday....CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING.>>
Nahum Kenneth, the university’s public relations officer, confirmed the death in a press statement on Tuesday, revealing that the former university lecturer was killed by her vehicle after attempting to open the gate on her way to her house.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Kenneth stated that an inquiry revealed that the area where the house is located is not flat and that the car rammed into the deceased.
According to him, the tragedy happened on June 30, 2024, and the casualties were caused by the slope and a technical failure.
Kenneth said, “Incidents and accidents are bound to happen; both technical and human failure may contribute.
“The sad, tragic garage incident happened on June 30, 2024, in the late evening at the Judari Polo Area, Maiduguri, where the late Professor Ruth Wazis (former Head of the Department of Business Management, University of Maiduguri) alighted from her vehicle and attempted to open her residential gate to park her car in her garage.”
The statement went on to explain the circumstances surrounding her death, saying, “But, unfortunately, a high slope and sudden mechanical malfunction caused the vehicle to accelerate unexpectedly, knocking her to the gate and on the ground, stepping on her chest, and she, unfortunately, succumbed with severe injuries before being taken to the hospital at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, where she was confirmed dead by a doctor.”
