Word-for-word: Oyo governor labels incident a disaster, calls for prayers for victims as rescue operations continue + what illegal mining has to do with it. The governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has said that so far 77 people have been injured, while two fatalities were recorded in the unfortunate explosion that occurred in Ibadan city around 7.44 pm on Tuesday Platforms Africa reports that the governor who stated this on his X handle, said: “We visited the scene of the explosion which occurred at about 7.44 pm yesterday,…
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Seven Die, 16 Injured In Lagos-Ibadan Expressway accident
No fewer than seven persons were confirmed dead on Sunday while 16 others sustained injuries in an accident involving a Toyota Hiace bus and Mack tanker few meters to Gofamint on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Ahmed Umar, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta. Umar said that the accident occurred at 4:10pm and was caused by excessive speed on the part of the bus driver who lost control and rammed into the tanker from behind. READ ALSO: Couple Dies In Mysterious…
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