The University of Calabar Branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities has just revealed that ten of its academic staff members have died since the academic union began its strike on February 14, 2022.
This information had been announced by the ASUU UNICAL Branch Chairman, Dr. John Edor, on Thursday, September 29.
Though Mr. Edor did not disclose the actual reasons for the lecturers’ death, their names and the courses they taught before their demise was announced.
The names listed were:
Prof. E. O. Udosen of Biochemistry; Dr. Mrs. Iquo Takon of Microbiology; Prof. G. U. Ntamu, Religious and Cultural Studies; Prof. Mrs. Judith Otu, Sociology; Prof. Victor Ibianwu, Physics, Prof. Offiong Abia, History and International Studies; Prof. Catherine Agbor, Arts Education; Dr. Augustine Bassey, who taught Sociology; Dr. Ita Esuabana, Mathematics and Dr. Chinyere Okam, Theatre, and Media Studies.