A road crash along the Kaduna-Zaria Expressway on Saturday morning claimed the life of a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Law, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Dr. Umar Sani Bebeji.
His childhood friend and colleague in the university’s Faculty of Arts, Zubairu Lawal Bamalle, confirmed the incident to Arewa PUNCH, saying the crash occurred at about 9 a.m. at Dumbin Rauga along the Kaduna-Zaria Expressway.
“It is with deep sorrow that I confirm the death of our colleague and friend, Dr. Umar Sani Bebeji. He died in a road accident this morning at about 9 a.m. at Dumbin Rauga on the Kaduna-Zaria Expressway,” Bamalle said.
Bebeji, 45, was a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Commercial Law, Assistant Dean of the Faculty of Law and Coordinator of the ABU Law Clinic, where he championed clinical legal education and promoted access to justice for underserved communities.
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