The
Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, has
landed in deep trouble after crushing a staff of the school.
Prof. Adebiyi Daramola
Prof. Adebiyi Daramola, the embattled Vice Chancellor of the
crisis-ridden Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA), in Ondo
State, was this morning arrested after he hit a member of staff of the
institution with his car, SaharaReporters reveals.
The VC allegedly crushed Abiodun Ademola Atunbi of the Non-Academic
Staff Union (NASU) member of FUTA to the point of death, and was rushed
to the hospital.
The incident happened on the main campus at Oba’nla in Akure at
about 8:30a.m. as some members of staff of the institution were
gathering at a meeting point for prayers.
Police Officers from the Okuta Elerinla Police Station arrested Prof. Daramola shortly after the incident.
Several aggrieved members of staff of the school converged at the Senate building following the incident.
Many of them trooped out to the street and made a bonfire as a sign
of protest against the Vice-Chancellor’s wickedness, described by one
of them as a deliberate action taken out of anger to kill Mr. Atunbi,
who was one of the activists agitating for his removal from office.
One source told SaharaReporters that Mr. Atunbi was on his way to
the prayer ground but was attacked by Professor Daramola with his
vehicle immediately the Vice Chancellor saw him.
“The Vice Chancellor deliberately did it with the aim of
killing Mr. Atunbi who he sees as a threat and whistleblower to his
corrupt administration in the school,” he said. “This is a man
that has been threatening to kill all of us who are agitating for his
removal from the office following the discovery of his corrupt practices
with the school treasury.”
Comrade Durojaiye, the FUTA Chairman of Senior Staff Association of
Nigeria Universities (SSANU) also confirmed the incident to
SaharaReporters in a telephone interview.
“The incident happened around the bank road of the main campus,
and I think it was deliberate because the Vice Chancellor has always
threatened to deal with some of us who are against the continuity of his
administration in the school.
“The victim, Mr. Atunbi, is a member of NASU and is our
time-keeper during this period of protest and he rings the bells early
in the morning to create awareness for members of staff to converge at
our meeting point for prayers.
“Considering the incident that happened this morning, the aim
of the VC is to kill us one after the other and keep us quiet but we
have uncovered his plan, and he shall fail,” Mr. Durojaiye said.
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