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Sad! A Truck Carrying Yam Crushes Four Persons To Death Along The Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
An accident involving a truck occurred today 2nd January 2019 at the Pipeline Junction around the Ogere Remo axis along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The accident claimed the lives of four people while four other passengers had various degrees of injuries.
Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) public relations officer said the incident occurred around 4:30 am. He further stated that the truck with registration number TKP 653 XA carrying yam, lost control.
“The casualty was much because some of the passengers, who are also likely owners of the yam, were seating on the yam in the open space at the back. Thus, when it lost control due to over-speeding and poor visibility, (they) fell by its side, with the yam and vehicle falling on them” Akinbiyi narrated
The PRO said four of the passengers of the truck lost their lives on the spot, while the others were taken to Idera Hospital, Sagamu. Those that died were taken to the FOS mortuary, Ipara Remo. As at the time of this report, the truck has been towed to the Police Motor Traffic Division, Iperu Remo.
Akinbiyi, while commiserating with the families of the dead and the injured advised motorists to ensure their vehicles are well maintained, avoid over-speeding, and if possible avoid night traveling especially during this harmattan period.
A man, 22, jumped into the lagoon from the third mainland bridge yesterday. The man identified as Daibo Toju Davies resides at 17, Sosanya street, Gbagada.
A report said that he had engaged the services of an Uber taxi from a hospital before the occurrence. He allegedly stopped the Uber on the bridge pretending to be having a running stomach before plunging into the lagoon.
Lagos State Emergency Management Agency public affairs officer, Nosa Okunbor said they are making efforts to rescue the man.
He said;
“He should be in his mid-twenties. He ordered a car-hailing service from Gbagada to the Island. He deceived the UBER driver that he had a running stomach after which he jumped into the lagoon.
“As I speak with you, the marine unit of the Lagos central zone has been searching for the victim since 11:30 am, but we have not found the body.”
Two luggage with his personal effects and affidavit were discovered on him.
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Police van has allegedly been used for commercial purposes in Lagos. This is due to the ban on commercial motorcycle and tricycle popularly known as Okada and Keke Napep in some parts of Lagos.
This is captured by a Twitter user @caren_diala who captured the moment Lagosian rushed to get a seating space in a police van.
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A video has surfaced online showing some policemen arrested by their colleagues for obtaining bribe.
Also, the officers are attached to the Nigeria Police Special Squad ‘Operation Puff Adder’. So, they stormed the spot in patrol their patrol van and arrested the officers collecting bribe at the Ijesha area of Lagos State.
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