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Two Children Killed in Fatal Car Crash on Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway
Two children have tragically lost their lives following a single-car accident involving a Toyota Camry on the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway, near Kere Itori.
The incident, which took place late Saturday night around 11:00 p.m., was confirmed by Mrs. Florence Okpe, the spokesperson for the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun State, through a statement issued in Abeokuta on Sunday.
Mrs. Okpe attributed the cause of the accident to speeding, emphasizing that the vehicle, bearing registration number AGL 36 JA, was overcrowded with passengers at the time of the crash.
According to her, a total of nine individuals were involved, consisting of seven men, one male child, and one female child.
Sadly, both children, a boy and a girl, lost their lives in the accident. The other passengers sustained varying degrees of injuries.
Emergency responders quickly transported the injured victims to the General Hospital in Ifo for medical treatment. The bodies of the two deceased children were taken to a nearby morgue.
Mrs. Okpe used the tragic event as an opportunity to remind motorists of the importance of adhering to traffic regulations, especially with regard to speeding and overloading.
She urged all drivers to exercise caution and be responsible on the roads to prevent further accidents of this nature.
The spokesperson extended her condolences to the families of the victims, stressing the ongoing efforts of the FRSC to promote road safety and reduce accidents across the country.
TV anchor Rufai Oseni makes headlines as he speaks on fuel subsidy in Nigeria. He shared that Nigeria can have fuel subsidy without the long queues at filling stations.
“When we were still paying subsidies, there were no long queues. We were subsidising. So you can still have a subsidy regime going on, and there will be no long queues because production was close by. Dangote had it. That’s just it. That argument also falls flat.
“The biggest beneficiaries of subsidy are not Nigerians. They are crony capitalists that have big infrastructure, and they do contracts. They have been the biggest beneficiaries of the subsidy,” he said.
Lagos State Governor, Sanwo-Olu, speaks to those in the electricity sector about the usual blackouts in the state.
He speaks on ways things can change in the state and how electricity can be provided.
“We need to drop corporate egos, abandon long-standing excuses, and confront the harsh realities obstructing progress in the power sector.”
“We, state governments, used to give excuses that everything is centralised, so the Federal Government has unbundled it now. What have we done in a year and a half?” Sanwo-Olu asked.
“We take two steps forward, we go five steps backward,” he said.
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has declared Thursday, August 20, a work-free day for public servants in the state to mark the Isese Festival.
Speaking on the celebration, he said “Ìṣẹ̀ṣe is not a relic. It is a living expression of our traditions and a celebration of Yoruba spirituality as an important part of Nigeria’s cultural and religious landscape,” he said.
He added “When the drums sound in Lagos on Thursday, they answer drums in Havana, in Salvador, in Port of Spain. Fifty-five million people and counting. Lagos is not observing a local holiday. Lagos is standing at the centre of a global heritage,” Aregbe said.
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