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Kwara Varsity Dep Bursar Dies While Watching Nigeria/South Africa AFCON Game
The Deputy Bursar of Kwara State University Malete, Alhaji Ayuba Abdullahi, on Wednesday night, died while watching the semi-finals between Nigeria and South Africa in the ongoing AFCON.
Nigeria won the match against South Africa by 4-2 goals on penalties after regulation and extra time ended 1-1.
Sources close to the deceased but who spoke on condition of anonymity said Abdullahi went to a sports centre in the Sango area before he started feeling uneasy.
One of the sources said, “The Deputy Bursar watched the Nigeria/South Africa match from the beginning till the end of the extra time, till it was time for a penalty kick.
“He complained that he was feeling dizzy, so he said he needed to go back home and rest not knowing that his BP had gone up.
“On getting home, he collapsed and was rushed to a private hospital in Sango and he was referred to the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital and before he could be attended to, he died.
“He was buried on Thursday morning according to Islamic rites.”
The university’s Director of Information, Dr Saedat Aliyu, confirmed Abdullahi’s death.
Aliyu, however, stated that the cause of death was yet to be ascertained by the management of the university.
“Yes, he died last night. He was hale and hearty and was full of life on Wednesday at his office. May Almighty Allah grant him Aljanah Firdaus” she said
A statement by the university said, “This is to announce the death of Mr. Ayuba Olaitan Abdullahi of the Bursary Department.
“Janazah will be held this morning, and his remains will be interred at the Hausa Muslim cemetery, Apata Yakuba, Oyun area, Ilorin, at 9 am.”
Also, a former federal lawmaker in Delta State, Dr. Cairo Ojougboh, died while watching the Eagles’ match.
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FRSC Engages Traditional Leaders, Others on Sensitisation Against Use of Trailers As Passenger Vehicle
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed, has solicited the assistance of Traditional, Religious and Youth leaders in the Corps’ ongoing campaign against road accidents, according to a statement e-signed by the Public Education Officer, Corps Commander Olusegun Ogungbemide, and made available to the National Association of Online Security News Publishers (NAOSNP).
Tje Corps Marshal prevailed on the leaders to by caution their subjects on the need to discontinue the use of trailers for their trips. This is following the fatal road crash that occurred on the busy Kano-Zaria Highway involving a trailer with about 90 persons on board.
The crash which occured as a result of speed violation that eventually led to loss of control happened at exactly 0315HRS on Monday 1 July 2024, killing 25 male adults as well as leaving a total of 53 other male adult victims with injuries of different sorts. However, FRSC emergency and rescue team was able to rescue 12 persons without injury from the crash.
The rescued victims have been taken to Murtala Muhammad and Nasarawa Specialist hospital in Kano State for proper medical attention. While the driver of the truck has been arrested and handed over to the Police for further investigation and possible prosecution.
You would recall that in the last couple of months, the Corps rose to the challenge of confronting this bad road use behaviour on all fronts. This gesture led to a high level of partnership between the Federal Road Safety Corps, leadership of the various Transport Unions, Security Agencies, as well as State Traffic Management Agencies.
In furtherance to the aforementioned actions, the Corps went a step further to establish and flag-off an Inter-Agency Joint Task Force so as to give a holistic approach to enforcing compliance against the use of trailers as passenger vehicles; as well as mitigate road traffic crashes, fatalities and injuries emanating from the lawlessness of trailer drivers.
These JTF which took off its operation in Niger, Bauchi, Taraba and Kaduna States and later extended to some notorious corridors of the Southern part of the country, has successfully arrested as at today, a total of 362 trailers loaded with 5169 passengers hanging on top of goods and animals. As part of the operations, the JTF dropped over 3530 passengers who were mandated to take alternative vehicles designed for conveying passengers. This is aside the aggressive sensitisation and advocacy campaigns going on across board.
Irrespective of these efforts, most of these commuters still disregard the sensitisation campaigns and travel to their destinations using these trailers as means if conveyance.
More worrisome is the fact that a whole lot of these trailer drivers travel at night when the operational arm of the Corps does not operate to escape arrest.
It is on the strength of the foregoing that the Corps Marshal calls on these Leaders to compliment FRSC’s efforts towards bringing these deadly road traffic violations to a halt by sensitising their Subjects further.
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.
