A tragic accident has claimed the life of a final-year student of the Kogi State College of Health Sciences and Technology, Idah, just hours after he finished writing his final examination.
The student, identified as Ismail Abdulkarim, reportedly died in a road crash around the Felele area of Lokoja, opposite Kogi State Polytechnic.
Witnesses said the incident happened on Friday afternoon, May 22, when Abdulkarim tried to avoid some wheelbarrow pushers on the road. He reportedly lost control and fell beneath a speeding trailer.
“Unfortunately, he fell under an oncoming trailer moving at high speed, resulting in a fatal head injury. He died instantly,” a witness said, as disclosed by Daily Trust.
Sources close to the family said the young man had just arrived in Lokoja from Idah after completing his final exams at the Community Health Department. He was said to be on his way to visit family members in another part of the city when the accident happened. The news, however, left many of his classmates and friends devastated.
One of his colleagues shared an emotional tribute online, recalling how they had all written the same examination earlier that day. “It is really sad news. The entire Community Health Department has lost you. We all sat in class and wrote exams today, and now you are no longer alive. Rest in peace.”
The National Association of Kogi State Students (NAKOSS), which also reacted to the incident, described Abdulkarim’s death as painful and heartbreaking.
The president of the association in the school, Hassan Mustapha, said the deceased was a calm and promising student whose life touched many people.
