VC arrested for hitting staff with car
The Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology Akure, FUTA, Prof. Adebiyi Daramola, has reportedly been arrested by the Ondo State for hitting a staff of the institution with his car.
According to the reports, the victim, Abiodun Ademola Atunbi, who is a member of the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) of the institution, was hit at the main campus of the school at Oba’nla in Akure on Monday, November 28.
According to punch, members of staff were reportedly gathered together to pray when the incident occurred.
An officer from the Okuta Elerinla Police Station is said to have arrested Prof. Daramola not long after the accident took place.
Other members of staff, who were aggrieved by the situation reportedly, staged a protest in the school, with some setting up a bonfire.
The situation has been worsened by the fact that, the VC and the members of staff have been having misunderstandings with many calling for his removal.
