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Abia Varsity Students Set Bus Ablaze Over Colleague’s Killing by etenyong(m): 6:54pm On Aug 19, 2014 |
Tragedy struck on Monday evening at the gate of Micheal Okpara Unversity of Agriculture Umudike, Abia State, as a student of the institution was hit and killed instantly by a commuter bus belonging to Akwa Ibom Transport Company. Irked by the incident , students of the institution were said to have set the bus on fire. Crashes have become a regular occurrence on the deplorable Umuahia – Ikot Ekpene federal highway largely due to reckless driving by commercial bus drivers. According to an eye witness, the victim, a first-year female student was said to be going back to her hostel after lectures when the bus knocked her down in front of the university gate where she was standing. According to reports the victim was waiting for a friend who had gone across the road to make some purchases. Unconfirmed reports had it hat the bus which was on high speed lost control and veered towards the campus gate in front of the highway before hitting the unsuspecting victim who was waiting for her friend. The driver of the bus was however said to have escaped unhurt to a nearby police station to avoid being lynched by the irate students. Meanwhile, some students who reacted on the incident blamed commercial drivers plying the road for excessive speeding, which they said had resulted in several deaths on the highway. They therefore called on the Federal Government to ensure urgent rehabilitation of the road, which has claimed so many lives including some national executive members of the National Association of Nigerian Students involved in a ghastly auto crash on the road last year. When contacted, the Abia State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Geofrey Ogbonna, confirmed the incident describing it as very unfortunate. He said investigations ha commenced into the incident, adding that the wreckage of the bus had been removed to avert obstruction and further accidents at the scene. He appealed for calm as efforts were being made to ensure drivers plying the busy road obey traffic rules. www.punchng.com/news/students-set-bus-ablaze-over-colleagues-killing-in-abia/ |
Re: Abia Varsity Students Set Bus Ablaze Over Colleague’s Killing by etenyong(m): 6:56pm On Aug 19, 2014 |
May God grant d bereaved family d courage to bear d lost. May her soul find eternal rest in d Lord |
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