Fear grips Kogi Poly as Lecturer collapses, dies during lecture

The community of Kogi State Polytechnic has once again been thrown into mourning following the sudden death of a lecturer, Mr. Anslem Ojodomo.

His passing comes barely a month after the institution lost another lecturer, Dr. Barnabas Akuba, who died in February shortly after completing his PhD programme.

Mr. Ojodomo was reportedly delivering a lecture to students on Thursday when he suddenly collapsed. He was said to have died shortly after the incident, leaving students and colleagues in shock.

The back-to-back losses have deepened grief within the polytechnic, with many in the academic community expressing concern over the recent tragedies.

‎”The incident occurred during a classroom session. The lecturer suddenly slumped while addressing the students, throwing the class into confusion and panic,” a source within the school said.

‎”He was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital for urgent medical attention but was later confirmed dead despite efforts by medical personnel to save his life.”

‎Sources within the institution also disclosed that there is now apprehension within the school community, as Anslem’s death was the third in six weeks since the new Rector, Prof. Salihu Sanusi, assumed office on February 11.

‎”It is more worrisome that both Anslem and Barnabas died after defending their PhD thesis.

‎”Anslem was in a meeting some hours before going for the lecture. We cannot imagine that a man who was bubbling and full of life in the meeting is now dead,” a member of staff of the institution stated.

The management of the Kogi State Polytechnic had yet to issue a statement on the incident as of press time.

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