The Borno Police Command has confirmed the death of Professor Ruth Wazis, a former Head of the Department of Business Management at the University of Maiduguri. She tragically died in an accident at her home.
The incident occurred on Sunday, as confirmed by the Commissioner of Police, Yusuf Lawal. He explained that the tragedy happened when Professor Wazis was parking her car in her garage. A sudden mechanical malfunction caused the car to accelerate unexpectedly, knocking her to the ground and running over her chest.
“She unfortunately succumbed to her injuries before being taken to the hospital,” Lawal stated. Her family members transported her remains to the hospital.
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The news of Professor Wazis’s untimely death has left the university community and her family in deep sorrow.