Ah! Road Accident Kills Five Policemen In Ondo

-Adewale Adetoyese At least five mobile policemen have been killed in a fatal accident along the Oba Ile Road, Akure, the Ondo State capital on Tuesday. TellAfrica gathered that the victims were in a Toyota Hilux and were heading towards the airport when the incident happened. An eyewitness said the accident occurred as a result of speeding at a sharp bend of the road. The police Public Relations Officer, Mr Tee-Leo Ikoro, confirmed the incident but said he was yet to ascertain the number of the victims. β€œI will have…

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Commercial Bus Passengers & Driver Narrowly Escaped Death Having Veered Into A Moving Train In Lagos

-Adewale Adetoyese Passengers and driver of a commercial bus escaped death by a whisker on Monday as the bus conveying them to their destinations ran into a moving train around the PWD area of Oshodi, Lagos State. TellAfrica gathered that the Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said the bus suddenly veered onto the tracks and collided with the train. He stated that some of the victims, who sustained injuries resulting from the impact of the collision, had been provided with on-site medical care. He added that the…

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Falling Container Claims 2 Lives In Lagos

An empty 40ft container has claimed two lives in an accident at Ijesha area of Lagos, an official said. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the Director General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), said this on Saturday. Mr Oke-Osanyintolu made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Saturday. He said that the LASEMA management received a distress call on its emergency toll free line at about 9:44 p.m. on Friday and activated a response team to the incident scene at Odo Olowu bus-stop at Ijesha.…

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Favour Tomomewo MHA, In Auto-crash On The To Guber-Prrimary In Ondo State

Hon. Favour Tomomewo, a member of the Ondo State House of Assembly, was on Monday involved in a car accident while on her way to participate at the Ondo State All Progressive Congress (APC) gubernatorial primary election in Akure. Favour Tomomewo represents Ilaje Constituency II of Ondo State. She is one of three members of the Ondo State House of Assembly suspended from the parliament for refusing to support the impeachment of the deputy governor, Mr Agboola Ajayi. Our correspondent S’Teller gathered that the accident occurred along the Ondo/Ore Expressway.…

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