The Federal University of Lokoja (FUL), Kogi State has announced the death of five students after an articulated vehicle rammed into the varsity’s shuttle bus.
The accident occurred at about 2.30 pm on Monday when a bus was conveying the students to the institution’s Felele campus in Lokoja, Kogi State.
The school announced the death in a statement signed by the Deputy Registrar of Human Resources Vincent Ojo on Tuesday
“It is with heavy hearts that we announce the tragic loss of five of our promising students, who were taken away from us too soon in a fatal trailer accident,”
Ojo said the incident which happened on Monday has left the “university community in deep sorrow and grief”.
The heavy-duty vehicle – carrying palm oil and firewood and heading to Abuja – rammed into a shuttle taking FUL students to school at Felele, Lokoja.
As a sign of respect to the departed students, the school has “declared lecture-free days effective from 12 noon on Tuesday, 18th February and all day Wednesday, 19th February 2025”.
All university activities will also be on a low-key “while the institution’s flag will fly at half-mast as a symbol of mourning,” he said.
The varsity’s management extended its “thoughts and prayers” to the families, and friends of the victims and the campus community “during this difficult time”.
