The death of Ruth Wazis, a professor and former head of the business management department at the University of Maiduguri, has been confirmed by the Borno state police command.

Yusuf Lawal, the commissioner of police in Borno, said Wazis died after a car accident at her home on Sunday.

Lawal said the late professor died as a result of injuries she sustained when her car rolled back and ran over her.

“The sad tragic garage incident happened on 30th June 2024 in the late evening at Judari Polo Area, Maiduguri, where late Professor Mrs. Ruth Wazis (former Head of the Department of Business Management, University of Maiduguri) was highlighted from her vehicle and attempted to open her residential gate to park her car in her garage,” a statement by police reads.

“But unfortunately, a high slope and sudden mechanical malfunction caused the vehicle to accelerate unexpectedly, knocking her to the gate and on the ground, stepping her chest, and she, unfortunately, succumbed with severe injuries before being taken to the hospital at UMTH, where she was confirmed dead by a doctor.”

She was married to Haruna Wazis, a professor, and they had three children and three grandchildren.