A hit-and-run articulated vehicle (truck) in the state, according to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Kogi, led to the death of a female lecturer.
The lecturer, identified as Kemi Emmanuel, worked at the Federal University Lokoja (FUL), Kogi, according to the FRSC Sector Commander, Tenimu Etuku.
Etuku described her tragic and tragic passing.
In the university’s Department of Theatre Arts, late Mrs. Emmanuel was a well-known and admired lecturer.
According to Etuku, the accident happened at 3.30 p.m. The lecturer was struck by a running truck along the highway at Crusher in Lokoja metropolis on Wednesday when he fell off a commercial motorcycle, aka the Okada.
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Our rescue team immediately arrived at the scene of the accident and transported the victim to Kogi State Specialist Hospital, where she had been declared dead.
He stated that the hospital’s mortuary has the deceased’s corpse lying in its place.
He expressed shock at the allegedly obstructing the said hit-and-run truck’s attitude by the said okada rider, who allegedly flew off in disguise.
To prevent such unfortunate events and save lives of innocent passengers, the sector commander advised okada riders against driving with enclosed vehicles on the highway.
In addition, a significant counter-banditry operation involving Kwara and Kogi states last week resulted in the rescue of 24 kidnap victims from the Nigerian Army.
The operation came after coordinated offensives by troops from the 12 Brigade Lokoja and 22 Armoured Brigade Ilorin, according to Acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations, Polycarp Okoye, 2 Division Nigerian Army, Polycarp Okoye, according to a statement from the organization.
Four Chinese nationals, five women, an infant, and 14 males who had been abducted from various locations throughout Kwara and Kogi states, were among the victims who were rescued, according to Okoye.
Source: Channels TV
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