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  • Four dead as trailer crushes taxi on Ibadan-Oyo road

    Four persons were crushed to death yesterday on the Ibadan-Oyo expressway when a trailer rammed into a taxi at a failed portion of the road.

    Other motorists cried uncontrollably on sighting the bodies of victims of the accident, which occurred near the overhead bridge in Akinyele area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.

    The accident reportedly occurred when the taxi slowed down to navigate through the failed portion and the trailer, which was coming it, rammed into the taxi.

    Eyewitnesses said the accident was the result of the trailer’s brake failure, which made it impossible for the driver to avoid hitting the taxi.

    The bodies and two other injured occupants were taken to the State Hospital at Adeoyo in Ibadan.

    The accident was said to have occurred at 12:15 p.m, leading to massive gridlock on the busy road.

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    Several portions of the road have failed near Ibadan, making it dangerous for motorists to pass through easily, especially at night.

    Spokesman of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Oyo State, Mr Seun Onijala said a team of the agency’s men in Akinyele had been dispatched to the scene.

    He assured road users that normalcy would be restored in the area within hours and urged motorists not to panic about the traffic situation.

     

     

     

  • Four dead, 10 injured in Ogun road accidents

    Four persons, including two women and a little girl, have died in separate car accidents on Ogun State corridor of the Lagos – Ibadan Expressway and Lagos – Ore expressway respectively.

    The first accident occurred when a speeding Toyota corolla saloon car skidded of its track atop the Ososa dual carriage bridge along Lagos – Ore Expressway and plunged into the river around midnight last Friday.

    Two persons – adult male and a girl-were said to have died in the process while 10 others, including seven children, sustained various degrees of injury.

    It was learnt the saloon car driven by a police sergeant with 12 passengers, including his seven children, lost control of the wheel while speeding and fell into the river.

    The second accident occurred yesterday at the Fidiwo – Oniworo stretch of the Lagos – Ibadan Expressway.

    It left two women dead and three others injured when two Sienna cars collided.

    The Public Relations Officer of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed the accidents to our correspondent.

    He said the one at Fidiwo involved two Sienna cars marked LSD 266 CK and AGL 554 EA. Akinbiyi said one of the Sienna cars had brake failure with the two vehicles coming from opposite direction on Lagos – Ibadan expressway when they collided.

    While one of the women died at the accident scene, the other died on the way to the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH) Sagamu.

     

  • Four dead, six injured in Maiduguri

    Four dead, six injured in Maiduguri

    Four female suicide bombers were killed yesterday as they tried to sneak into Maiduguri metropolis. Six farmers were injured.

    Police spokesman Victor Isuku, who confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in a telephone interview, said the event happened about 8.30am in Tomsu Ngamdu community, on the outskirts of Maiduguri.

    He said one of the bombers detonated her explosive device near a military check point, while the other one detonated hers at a Civilian Joint Task Force checkpoint, killing themselves and injuring six farmers.

    The other two were killed dead by security operatives before they detonated the bomb. “Police EOD teams have been deployed in the scene to sanitise the area,” he added.

  • Four dead, six injured in Maiduguri

    Four female suicide bombers were killed yesterday as they tried to sneak into Maiduguri.

    Six farmers were injured.

    Police spokesman Victor Isuku, who spoke to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said the event happened about 8.30 am in Tomsu Ngamdu, outskirts of Maiduguri.

    He said a bomber detonated her device near a military check point, and the other at a Civilian Joint Task Force check point, killing themselves and injuring the farmers.

    The other two were killed by security operatives before they detonated theirs. “Police EOD teams have been deployed in the scene to sanitise the area,” he added.

  • Four dead in herdsmen/farmers’ clash in Niger

    Four dead in herdsmen/farmers’ clash in Niger

    Four people died and others were injured in a clash between farmers and herdsmen in Sabon Daga, Bosso local government of Niger State.
    The clash, which started yesterday morning, was said to have lasted several hours.
    A few days earlier, cattle rustlers attacked Angwa Umadi in Shiroro council, killing a Senior Secondary School (SSS) 2 pupil. Fifteen others were injured.
    Police spokesman Bala Elkana confirmed the attack. He said four people died from both sides.
    According to him, herdsmen who wanted their cattle to graze on the farm were resisted by Gbagyi farmers. Elkana said security agents were drafted to the village.
    He added that Fulani and Gbagyi elders have been mobilised and a meeting called to forestall a reprisal.
    A source, who pleaded for anonymity said the locals claimed the Fulani were the first to attack.

  • Four dead as troops, gunmen clash in Bayelsa

    Four dead as troops, gunmen clash in Bayelsa

    •One soldier injured in gun battle
    •Two killed, others injured in Rivers

    Four gunmen have been feared killed in a shootout between troops of the Joint Forces (JF) of Operation Pulo Shield (OPS) and gunmen suspected to be sea pirates at Peregbene, on the Ogbia-Nembe waterways in Bayelsa State.

    A soldier (a private) was injured in the gun duel, which lasted about an hour.

    The gunmen were said to have attacked the gunboat conveying soldiers to an undisclosed location for an official assignment.

    A security source, who spoke in confidence, said the gunboat was led by an officer when the gunmen opened fire on it.

    The source said the gunboat came under attack at 1.30 pm on Monday.

    He said: “The soldiers repelled the attack. They replied fire for fire and injured some of the gunmen. But one of the soldiers, a private, was also injured.”

    Confirming the incident, the Coordinator of the Joint Media Campaign Centre (JMCC) Col. Isa Ado said the troops were on patrol of the waterways when they saw the hoodlums between Peregbene and Obama.

    Ado said the suspected pirates were riding a speedboat with 200 horse power engine, which had been banned on the waterways, when they saw the Army gunboat.

    He said: “On sighting the gunboat, the gunmen tried to escape. Our troops fired at them while they were trying to run away. As they were escaping, they were firing back at our troops. About four of them were hit by bullets. They were either dead or sustained serious injuries.

    “They navigated into a narrow creek, put off the engine of their boat and ran into the creeks. They escaped with their dead. One of our soldiers was shot in the leg and he was immediately evacuated to a hospital for treatment.”

    He said the troops were still combing the creeks to locate the whereabouts of the gunmen.

    Ado said the commander of the OPS ensured constant patrol of the waterways to fish out economic saboteurs and other maritime criminals, in accordance with the directive of the Defence Headquarters.

    Also, it was gathered that pirates attacked a commercial boat conveying traders to Kaa in Khana, Rivers State.

    The gunmen reportedly shot and killed two of the traders, injured a kid and the captain of the boat.

    The travellers were said to have left Bonny Island, in Bonny Local Government of Rivers State, for Kaa when their boat came under attack.

    A source, who lives on Bonny Island, said the gunmen ambushed and tried in vain to stop the vessel.

    “The boat had 200 horse power engine. So, the captain, on sighting the gunmen, sped off. The gunmen chased the boat but could not catch up with it.

    “They opened fire on the boat, killed two persons and injured the captain and the kid. The injured are in a critical condition. The captain managed to bring the boat to Kaa,” the source said.

  • Four dead in Delta road accident

    Four dead in Delta road accident

    •Baby, 18 others injured  

    FOUR passengers were yesterday confirmed dead in a collusion between a Toyota Picnick and a Toyota Hiace bus on the East-West Road in Ughelli, Delta State.

    A six-month-old baby and 18 others were injured.

    The two vehicles, registered as Delta SKL 22 XA and Lagos LND 315 XC, have their head offices in Delta but operate intra-and inter-state.

    The Ughelli Unit Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) Mr. Idris Fika said the incident occurred at 10 am.

    The unit commander said FRSC officials were drafted on the scene for a rescue operation.

    He added that protesters at a power station in Ughelli blocked a part of the dual carriage road, forcing vehicles to use a single lane.

    Fika said: “It is assumed that the accident occurred when the bus coming from Warri, in an attempt to overtake another vehicle, rammed into the Picnick bus from Ughelli.”

    The unit commander urged road users to always drive carefully, especially  during the Yuletide season.

    He recalled that a passenger died on Sunday on the Ughelli axis of the East-West Road when a commercial motorcycle conveying him rammed into a BMW Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV).