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  • Eight PDP supporters die in auto crash on way to campaign rally

    No fewer than eight people were feared dead in a fatal accident involving supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party in Benue State yesterday

    The accident occurred on Otukpo- Agatu Road in the state while the party supporters were travelling to Agatu for the flag-off of Abba Morro senatorial campaign for the 2019 elections.

    Abba Moro, a former Minister of Interior, is the PDP senatorial candidate for Benue South.

    The accident occurred at about 10 am.

    An eyewitness said the multiple accident occurred when the tyre of one of the buses conveying some PDP supporters burst and it veered off the road.

    Other buses conveying party supporters were then said to have rammed into one another, resulting in the high casualty figure.

    Benue State governor Samuel Ortom and Senator David Mark yesterday visited injured victims at St Francis Hospital in Adoka, Otukpo Local Government Area.

    The accident also forced Abba Morro who is the PDP senatorial candidate to cancel the flag-off campaign scheduled to hold in Agatu, Benue South.

    Our correspondent learnt yesterday that some of the victims were certified dead at St. Charles Catholic Hospital Adoka and deposited at the morgue of General Hospital in Otukpo while injured survivors were being treated in Adoka at the time of filing this report.

    Governor Samuel Ortom, who visited the hospital in Adoka in company with former Senate President David Mark and the Deputy Governor, Engineer Benson Abounu, announced indefinite postponement of the PDP senatorial campaigns flag-off in Zone C.

    The Governor described the incident as painful and unfortunate, saying it was a huge loss to the entire PDP family in the state.

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    He also directed the immediate evacuation of the survivors to Benue State University Teaching Hospital Makurdi for further treatment, stressing that cases requiring further referrals outside the state would be handled accordingly.

    Describing the development as unfortunate, Governor Ortom commiserated with the bereaved families and PDP on the loss of their loved ones.

    Senator Mark, who also consoled the affected families, lamented that most of the victims were very promising youths within his senatorial district and prayed God to grant the deceased eternal rest.

    On his part, the member representing Obi/Oju Federal Constituency, Rt. Hon Samson Okwu, described the incident as painful, saying he met with some of the victims yesterday but never knew they were meeting for the last time.

  • Tonye Cole’s convoy in auto crash, kills two in Rivers

    MEMBERS of the sensitization team of the All Progressives Congress(APC), Rivers State gubernatorial candidate in the coming 2019 elections, Tonye Dele Cole have sympathized with the families of the two people killed by group’s convoy in Abua/Odual community of the state yesterday. Two persons were reportedly killed by one of the security vehicles attached to the governorship hopeful enroute Abua/Odual Local Government area for Cole’s familiarization tour of the LGA with one person seriously injured and hospitalised. The spokesman of the state police and,  Nnamdi Omoni, a Deputy Suprindentent of Police(DSP), confirmed the incident and assured that it was not in any way premeditated. “I can confirm that one of the security vehicles in the convoy of the governorship candidate of the APC, Tonye Cole was involved in a fatal accident today(yesterday), on their way to Abua/Odual LGA and two persons were confirmed dead and their bodies have been deposited in the morgue. “But I can assure you that what happened was nothing but an accident,  and that it is not in any way premeditated.” he said. The team in a statement yesterday regretted the unfortunate death of the indigenes and prayed God to grant the families and loved ones the fortitude to bear the loss. Sources close to the scene of the accident said the incident happened when the speeding convoy suddenly applied break, causing  the vehicle to skid off the road and crash into the villagers where it killed the two persons instantly and injuring a motor-bike operator.

  • Former NDDC Acting MD, son die in auto crash

    Former Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Pastor Power Aginighan is dead.

    Aginighan, a chieftain of the Delta State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and leader of the Ijaw elements within the party, reportedly lost his life in a ghastly road accident around the Mbiama end of the East-West Expressway last Friday.

    He died in the crash with his son Tammy and his police escort, whose name could not be confirmed at the time of filing this report.

    Our correspondent gathered the vehicle conveying the deceased was crushed by a trailer, leading to an inferno, which burnt the victims beyond recognition.

    Confirming the sad news, the state treasurer of the APC, Ebiakpo Ezebiri, said the incident happened on Friday, adding leaders of the party had been trying to reach the deceased all through the day but he was unreachable.

    “We were together on Thursday when we hosted Professor Pat Utomi. People were trying to reach him yesterday to get his attention on some matters but he was unreachable.

    “Nobody knew he was dead. The accident happened during the day but since they had been burnt beyond recognition, nobody could have known who was involved.

    “He was in the vehicle with his son and his police escort when the accident happened just after the Mbiama bridge.

    “Some of our people have already gone to the scene of the accident to retrieve the bodies. We are in mourning, this is very painful,” Ezebiri said.

    It would be recalled the Ijaw elements of the APC, just over a week ago, conferred the leadership of their stock in the party on Aginighan.

    He played host to governorship aspirant, Professor Pat Utomi, who consulted the Delta APC Ijaws just a few days ago.

    The state command’s spokesman, DSP Andrew Aniamaka, couldn’t confirm the incident.

    He however promised to link up with the Bayelsa State command for feelers.

  • Two die in auto-crash on Sallah day

    The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Ogun has confirmed that two persons died on Tuesday when a commercial bus  somersaulted on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.

    The FRSC Sector Commander, Mr Clement Oladele, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Abeokuta on Wednesday that the accident occurred at about 5 pm at Lamona Park on the expressway.

    Oladele said the Volkswagen commercial bus marked LSR 971 XG had 28 passengers, including 16 females and 12 males as well as three children, on board.

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    He said the accident was caused by a tyre burst which resulted in the vehicle somersaulting.

    “Two people died in the accident and their corpses have been deposited at Isara mortuary while the injured were taken to Isara Hospital, Ogere,’’ he said.

    He advised motorists to obey traffic regulations and follow instructions from FRSC patrol teams and other sister traffic agencies.

    Oladele also urged motorists driving into construction areas to obey the maximum speed limit of 50km per hour stipulated on road signs along the corridors and avoid overtaking.

  • Woman dies, six injured in Anambra auto crash

    A middle-aged woman on Thursday, lost her life while six others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a fatal accident along the Enugu-Onitsha expressway, Anambra State.

    The accident which occurred at about 5.30 pm, close to the Anambra State government house, involved a commercial bus with registration number AWK 166 XX and a Toyota Camry car with registration number, FGG 28 LN.

    An eye witness, who identified herself as Chiamaka Ugo, said the Toyota Camry somersaulted into a nearby drainage after ramming into the bus.

    She said the victims were rushed to hospital by men of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) who arrived the scene shortly after the accident took place.

    Confirming the incident, the Sector Commander of the FRSC in the State, Mr Sunday Ajayi, said three of the injured persons were taken to a nearby hospital in Awka.

    He however said three others in very critical condition were conveyed with an ambulance belonging FRSC to the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi.

    Ajayi, who blamed the accident on wrongful overtaking and over speeding, appealed to motorists to exercise caution while plying the highway.

  • Ex-CJN Mohammed loses wife, driver in auto crash

    THE immediate past Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Mahmud Mohammed, has lost one of his wives and driver in an auto crash.

    The wife, identified as Mrs. Hadiza Mahmud Mohammed and the driver, Abdulrauf Salami, died on the spot in the accident that occurred while they were travelling on Abuja-Kaduna road on Tuesday.

    A source close to the family told The Nation that other occupants of the vehicle – a Toyota Land Cruiser – including the ex-CJN’s second wife and a family member sustained injuries, but are now being attended to in a medical facility in Kaduna.

    It was learnt that the late Salami had been Justice Muhammed’s driver for over 25 years now, since his appointment as a High Court judge.

    The cause of the accident, the family source said, is yet to be made public by relevant authorities, including the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC).

    Some of the ex-CJN’s colleagues and other judicial officers, both serving and retired, are said to have visited his family house in Kaduna to commiserate with him and other members of his family.

    The Executive Secretary of the National Judicial Council (NJC), Ahmed Gambo Saleh, was said to have led some officials of the NJC, Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC), Supreme Court, among others, on a condolence visit to the ex-CJN on Wednesday.

     

     

     

  • Ex- CJN Mohammed loses wife, driver in auto crash 

    The immediate past Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Mahmud Mohammed has lost one of his wives and driver in an auto crash.

    The wife, identified as Mrs Hadiza Mahmud Mohammed and the driver, Abdulrauf Salami died on the spot in the Accident that occurred while they were travelling along Abuja – Kaduna road on Tuesday.

    A source close to the family told The Nation that other occupants of the vehicle – a Toyota Land Cruiser – including the ex-CJN’s second wife and a family member sustained injuries, but are now being attended to in a medical facility in Kaduna.

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    It was learnt that the late Salami had been Justice Muhammed’s driver for over 25 years now, since his appointment as a High Court judge.

    The cause of the accident, the family source said, is yet to made public by relevant authorities, including the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC).

    Some of the ex-CJN’s colleagues and other judicial officers, both serving and retired, are said to have visited his family house in Kaduna to commiserate with him and other members of his family.

    The Executive Secretary of the National Judicial Council (NJC), Ahmed Gambo Saleh was said to have led some officials of the NJC, Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC), Supreme Court, among others on a condolence visit to the ex-CJN on Wednesday.

  • Auto crash: lawmaker loses ten family members

    Alhaji Sa0 Yarkufoji, a member of Zamfara State House of Assembly, has confirmed the loss of  ten family members to a ghastly auto crash.

    The victims included three biological children and seven other family members of the lawmaker, representing Bakura State Constituency.

    Our reporter confirmed that other family members of the lawmaker, who died in the accident, were four of his grandchildren, his two sisters and his driver.

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    it should be recorded that the accident occurred along Sokoto-Gusau road on Sunday.

    Confirming the incident, the Public Relations Officer of the Command, Route Commander Nasiru Ahmed, said that the crash was a head-on collision between a Volkswagen Golf car and a Coca-Cola truck.

    Ahmed said that out of the 10 persons, who died in the car conveying 12 passengers, nine were female.

    He said that the other two persons who sustained various degrees of injuries
were still receiving treatment at Yariman Bakura Special Hospital, Gusau.

    Ahmed urged motorists to avoid night journey and over speeding as much as possible to reduce crashes across the state.

    NAN

  • Two dead, others injured in Lagos auto crash

    Two persons have been confirmed dead and several others  injured in a road accident  at Ilasamaja Bus stop on Apapa-Oshodi Expressway, Lagos State, on Wednesday morning.

     

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  • Couple dies 72 hours to daughter’s wedding in auto crash

    A yet- to- be identified couple has been reported dead after their motorcycle collided with a commercial bus in Ugwunagbo Local government area of Abia State 72 hours to their daughter’s wedding.

    The incident, which our correspondent gathered occurred near a village called Umuaja in Ugwunagbo, left many passengers of the commercial bus wounded with many of them said to be in critical conditions.

    It was learnt that while the husband and wife died on the spot, some of the injured were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment and the critically injured were reportedly referred to Abia State Teaching Hospital (ABSUTH), Aba for issues beyond their capacity to handle.

    Unconfirmed reports said one of the tires of the vehicle busted while the driver was said to have lost control and rammed into the couple.

    A source, who pleaded not to be mentioned, said that the daughter of the couple would be having her traditional wedding this weekend in their village.

    “We learnt that the bus was conveying traders from Aba to Umuaja in Ugwunagbo area through Ohanku when the ugly incident happened.

    “They were said to be going to a popular market in the area known as Ahia Ohanku.

    “The incident caused pandemonium in the area as youths of the area went berserk as they reportedly attacked both commercial buses and commercial tricycle operators.

    “We learnt that peace has gradually returned but one of the affected victim’s daughters who will be having her traditional marriage this weekend couldn’t hold it that her parents who were on their way home were crushed to death.”

    Another source, who confirmed the incident, said it was not clear whether they have been able to recover the head of the man that was said to be missing.

    “What I can tell you is that it was an ugly sight as many were seriously injured and in critical conditions.

    “We learnt that one of the victims at the time we got news about them has taken three pints of blood and possibly to have more due to the volume of blood that she lost,” the source added.