THREE senior lecturers of Taraba State University (TSU) lost their lives within 78 Hours.
The lecturers are Prof. Akporido Samuel, former head of department of Chemical Sciences, who slumped and died in his office on Thursday; Dr. Kiliobas Sha’a, former Head of Department Biological Sciences, and Dr Ibrahim Saleh Bali who died in the early hours of Sunday.
This newspaper learnt that Prof. Samuel slumped and died in his office while Dr. Sha’a died in his house after struggling with high blood pressure and Dr Ibrahim Saleh Bali died at FMC Jalingo after suffering from a protracted illness.
The death of the lecturers caused panic among members of the Academic and non Academic staff of the University.
The lecturers, it was learnt have been demanding for improved welfare and better salary from the state government but the government was yet to yield to the demands of staff of the University.
The chairman, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Taraba State University chapter Dr. Mbave Joshua, while reacting to the death, expressed shock while lamenting the working condition of ASUU members in the institution.
He stated that the lecturers lacked financial backing due to the current challenges of cost of living.
