Tragedy As Lecturer Slumps, Dies Over Non-Payment Of Salary

Tragedy As Lecturer Slumps, Dies Over Non-Payment Of Salary

Tragedy struck the premises of the Kogi State Polytechnic on Monday after one of its lecturers, Mr Yakubu Nataala, slumped and died at his home in Lokoja, the state capital.

Multiple reports quoted the residents of the area as speculating that the late Nataala might have died due to his frustration over the non-payment of his salaries.

Other sources also claimed that his inability to meet up with his financial needs had been a source of concern to him.

While he was said to have last received his salary in July 2017, the Public Relations Officer of the institution, Luke Tijan, told newsmen that the lecturer, who was earlier operated upon as a result of ruptured appendicitis, died as a result of complications arising from the operation.

Tijani, however, admitted that the deceased was among lecturers who have not received salaries for several months.

His words: “Yesterday, we lost one of our lecturers in the polytechnic. Contrary to information that went viral, he never slumped and died but was earlier operated upon of appendicitis. He was among some of the lecturers that has not been paid salaries due to the screening exercise.”