Festus Iyayi Was Shot By Policemen In Kogis Governor Convoy An anonymous tipster has confided that Festus Iyayi, a former president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), was actually shot by policemen in the convoy of the Kogi State Governor, Captain Idris Wada, prior to the road accident in which he supposedly died last week. The source claimed that the injuries found on the late writers chest were consistent with gunshot injuries and that a bullet did pierce his heart. One Dr. Paul Amodu of the Specialist Hospital in Lokoja had revealed that Professor Iyayi died after something pierced his chest, but he didnt specify what it was. It was reported last week that the popular professor and writer died in a collision with a security vehicle in Governor Wadas convoy. Sources at ASUU said they had dissuaded Iyayis family from a rushed burial, as they suspected foul play. One of the sources recalled that another former president of ASUU, Dr. Mahmood Tukur, also died in suspicious circumstances on the Kaduna-Zaria highway, with the police claiming he died of an asthma attack because he ate pepper which, they claimed, triggered it. Source spoke with Prof. Iyayis son, Omole, regarding the latest information, but he said the family was unaware, and that they do not even have the autopsy performed yet. A press statement issued by the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA)signed by its President Osahom Enabulele has previously called for a special inquiry into Professor Iyayis death but the statement didnt say if the doctors found that Iyayi may been shot as alleged by the anonymous source.
Posted on: Tue, 19 Nov 2013 20:58:35 +0000