A female student at the university of abuja ,Murjanatu Zubairu ,has tragically passed away in a car accident on the Lugbe – Airport road in abuja.
The deceased was a 400-level student in the Department of Arts Education within the Faculty of Education.
Her uncle, Zubairu Yewuti, who is a former vice chairman of Kwali Area Council of the FCT, confirmed her death to journalists.
He shared that the family received the heartbreaking news from Murjanatu’s family, who informed them that the accident occurred last Friday.
According to him, the family of the deceased had organized plans to collect the body of the deceased student from the morgue in order to conduct a respectful burial.
Yewuti noted that the incident took place on Friday at 8:34 p.m. and involved a Toyota Sharon bus near the Dunamis Church along Airport Road.
He said the bus, travelling at high speed, unexpectedly caught fire, resulting in the immediate death of four individuals, including Zubairu.
Earlier, Yewuti said the girl’s parents contacted him first to find out if he knew of her whereabouts. However, efforts to reach her mobile number were futile.