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FRSC Corps Marshal Mourns Death of 19 Commuters on Jebba Road, Cautions Drivers on Overspeeding
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed has expressed displeasure over the alarming rate of recklessness by drivers, who have continued to contravene established traffic regulations and causing undue harm to lives and unprecedented destruction to property.
The Corps Marshal stated this, according to a statement signed by the Public Education Officer, Corps Commander Olusegun Ogungbemide, and made available to the National Association of Online Security News Publishers (NAOSNP), in the wake of a fatal road traffic crash that occured at Kanbi village, on the Olooru new Jebba road in Kwara State at exactly 2000HRS on Thursday 13 June, 2024.
This is inspite of the efforts put in place by the Federal Road Safety Corps to reduce Carnage’s on the nation’s highways,
Preliminary investigations reveal that the crash occured as a result of excessive speed and wrongful overtaking, and involves two vehicles; a blue Iveco trailer with no trace of registration and a white Toyota Hiace bus with registration number LSD363YE.
A total of 25 persons comprising 13 male adults, five female adults, two female children and five male children were invved in the crash.
While 19 persons were killed, comprising 11 male adults, 3 female adults, 3 male children, and 2 female children, five were injured (3 male adults and 2 female adults).
The injured victims have been rescued to Orisun Ayo hospital, 1 corpse was deposited at the morgue of the same hospital while the remaining 18 dead bodies were claimed by the families of the deceased.
You would recall that in recent time, the Corps, apart from setting up an Inter-agency Joint Task Force to tackle the excesses of trailer drivers, equally enhanced its enlightenment campaigns as well as ensured robust engagement of stakeholders, especially the various transport unions all in a bid to curb the ugly occurrences.
In line with his 2024 agenda for drastic reduction in road carnage’s, the Corps Marshal has therefore, directed Commanding Officers to intensify special patrol operations against these identified violations.
At least seven people were reportedly killed on Saturday after two suspected suicide bombers attacked some wedding guests at Marrarraban Gwoza in Borno state.
Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, reported that many of the victims were said to be returning from a wedding ceremony when the first suicide bomber detonated her explosive near a motor park.
Makama said the suicide bomber was identified as a lady in her early 20s, adding that the injured ones were taken to the hospital in Gwoza.
Also, another bomber, disguised as a mourner, detonated an explosive in Gwoza LGA as residents were preparing for the burial of those killed in the first attack.
Makama said one person reportedly died and 16 others were injured during the attack.
The publication added that Yusuf Lawal, Borno commissioner of police, confirmed the incident.
Meanwhile, the military has imposed a curfew in Gwoza LGA to enable them to secure the town from any further threat.
In March 2024, two people were injured after an improvised explosive device (IED), strapped to a suspected suicide bomber, detonated near a mosque in Biu LGA of Borno state.
By Eric Elezuo
One person has been confirmed dead and two others injured in early morning road accident on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos, involving a Mini Truck (MUS 489 XS) and a Toyota Camry (KRD 470 JD).
According to a statement issued on behalf of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), by the Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, Adebayo Taofiq, the accident, which was blamed on overspeeding, occurred near the UNILAG waterfront towards the Iyana-Oworonsoki area.
The statement quoted the Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Hon. Sola Giwa as confirming the death of one person while urging motorists to refrain from overspeeding.
He expressed his condolences to the family of the deceased and urged more discipline on the road by both motorists and commuters.
The Ongoing Operation Lake Sanity II continues to yield results as three more Boko Haram terrorists have surrendered to the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) troops in Cameroon and Nigeria, according to a statement by Chief Military Public Information Officer, Lt. Col Abubakar Abdullahi, and made available to the National Association of Online Security News Publishers (NAOSNP).
In Cameroon’s Sector 1, two terrorist fighters identified as Rawagana Mustapha, 18, and Mustapha Ali, 20 surrendered to the troops at Wulgo.
Similarly, Sector 3 in Nigeria reported the surrender of one terrorist fighter, Ibrahim Malam, 28, to the 403 Amphibious Brigade in Baga. Preliminary investigations revealed that Malam had been a Boko Haram fighter living in Kwaleram, south of Lake Chad, for 6 years.
As Operation Lake Sanity II progresses, the MNJTF has urged other terrorists to surrender, and lay down their arms for lasting peace and prosperity in the region.
