Prof. Festus Iyayi, until his death was a professor of Business Administration and Head of the Department of Business Administration, University of Benin.
Iyayi was also a member of the negotiating team of ASUU, and was travelling to Kano with;
The Benin Zonal Coordinator of the union- Dr. Sunny Iyalo,
The National Welfare Officer- Dr. Ngozi Ilo,
and the University of Benin Chairman of ASUU- Dr. Anthony Monye-Emina for the NEC meeting when the accident happened at about 11a.m on Tuesday, 12th November 2013 at Banda, a village about three kilometers to Lokoja.
Eyewitnesses said the last police vehicle in the convoy of the governor, lost control and hit the ASUU leaders’ vehicle, thus setting it on a deadly cartwheel and before the dust that was raised by the vehicle could settled, Iyayi had already died while Ilo was badly injured and was rushed to the Lokoja General Hospital.
However, Iyalo and Monye-Emina were lucky as they escaped with minor injuries.
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