Truck Crushes Commercial Motorcyclist To Death In Delta



There was chaos yesterday at Abraka, in Ethiope East local government area of Delta State, following the death of a commercial motorcyclist, who was crushed by a white MAN Diesel truck, with registration number Delta WWR 61 YQ.

The accident which took place at the police station junction, in the university town, was as a result of over speeding, on the part of the utility truck, loaded with iron poles.

The truck, heading towards Warri from Agbor was among motorists flagged down by a police operative, escorting a yet to be identified construction company vehicle.

It however took the police at the Abraka police station several hours to restore order, as it almost snowballed into a full-blown protest by commercial motorcyclists.

According to an eyewitness who narrated the incident
in pigin English, "the police wen dey escort company motor wen dey come from police station road side, say make motor stop, so their own motor go pass.

"And the truck dey on high speed, so d driver no fit control himself again, na im scatter the man and im machine".

The deceased, later identified as 35 years-old, John Nwabenu, is a father of five, who hails from Obiaruku community, where he also operates a motorcycle mechanic workshop.

The incident however turned umuebu road, in the administrative headquarters of Ukwani local government area of the state, as sympatizers gathered at his family compound to condole with those bereaved.

"I don cook food finish say make i eat, na my phone ring, the person say him dey call from Abraka, say make i come now now now now, say my junior brother wen dem born follow me motor don kill am for Abraka", Tony Nwabenu, the older sibling of the deceased, bust into tears in pigin,
at Obiaruku

The death of the young man, further raised concerns on the safety of road users commutting the Sapele-Abraka-Agbor road.

Meanwhile, the police has deposited the remains of the deceased in a mortuary, while the truck driver was detained at the Abraka station.



Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Global Gasdown-Frackdown: Group Advocates Renewable Energy Sources

Image
As part of global action against the use of fossil fuels, a group, Action for Socio-Political And Economic Change (ASEC) today held a rally in Benin city to advocate for clean and renewable energy sources. ASEC, an affiliate of Edo Civil Society Organization (EDO CSOs) was the only group in Nigeria that join other activists from across the world to take action against oil and gas exploration that has devastating impact on the environment. The group which brandished placards with inscriptions such as "Leave The Crude On The Ground", "Government Should Consider other sources of Energy", "Citizens have not benefited from crude oil exploration", and "Save our Environment From degradation", also used the rally to draw global attention to fossil fuels usage. The negative impacts of these non-renewable energy sources have had serious adverse effects on the health of human beings, President of ASEC, Leftist Osazee Edigin said during the rally. El...
Read more

Poor Sanitary Condition of Detention Facilities Is Torture – Barr Uwagie

Image
Human Rights Lawyer, Barrister Leo Osa Uwagie has described the poor sanitary condition of some detention facilities in the country as form of torture to detainees. Barr Uwagie noted that, the poor sanitary condition especially that of the police force compel detainees to pay for bail to quickly leave these facilities for health reasons, which ordinarily they know is free. Uwagie was one of the guest speakers at a One-Day Symposium to mark 2019 International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, held on Wednesday in Benin city, which was organised by the Edo Civil Society Organization (EDOCSO), an umbrella body of civil society groups in Edo state. The Human Rights Lawyer charged the Ministry of Environment to ensure detention facilities across the country meets required standard for such purpose. He urged environmental officials to also visit public institutions with detention facilities for thorough monitoring, as it would go a long way to ensure they are fit to...
Read more

Nigerian Youths Are Greedy, Power Drunk - Group

Image
Abuja - The Youth For Presidency Movement yesterday said it will not support any presidential candidate in the forthcoming general elections in Nigeria. According to the group, the reason for the decision was for its leadership to put structures in place nationwide for proper dissemination and implementation of the movement's goal. In a press statement signed by it Convener, Umudjere Africaman, the group called for a revolution to "dismantle" the current federal government hence their 'No Support' for time to strategize. The group which described Nigerian youths as "greedy, fame-wanting and power drunk, expressed displeasure over disunity amongst youths, adding it was part of the reason for the decision. Umudjere however enjoined them to be united if they must take power. "The national leadership of the Youth for Presidency Movement will not support, mobilize and strategize for any presidential candidate and as such all members of the movement ...
Read more