Dr. Ekundare Folu, Chairman of National Association of Government and General Medical and Dental Practitioners in Ekiti, has accused policemen of demanding N4,000 to move the corpses of the six doctors who died in a road accident.

Ekiti State was thrown into mourning following the death of six doctors in a road accident which occurred on Sunday a few kilometres to Kaduna on their way to Sokoto for a free medical mission organised by the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA).

In his report, Salisu Galadunci, Sector Head of Operations, Deputy Corps Commander, attributed the accident to over-speeding.

“Twelve medical doctors and a driver were in an 18-seater bus travelling to Sokoto for Nigeria Medical Association (NMA)’s annual conference and had a tyre burst due to over-speeding,” he said.

“The vehicle overturned with the occupants and six of the doctors died along with the driver while six others survived with various degrees of injuries. Bodies of the victim were evacuated to St. Gerard Hospital for depositing and medical attention.”

However, Folu, one of the six survivors of the accident, on Wednesday, denied that the driver over-sped, saying that no FRSC official could have given an accurate picture of the accident, as they arrived 40 minutes late.

In a message posted on social media, he added that he personally offered to give N3,000 to the policemen which was rebuffed until after another doctor added N1,500.

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The comment credited to the Sector Head of Operations, Deputy Corps Commander, Salisu Galadunci, of the FRSC is very unfortunate.

This is an FRSC that got to scene of the accident more than 40minutes after the accident.

This is an FRSC that were reluctant to take us to the hospital claiming they don’t have fuel and didn’t budge until one of the injured promised to buy fuel for them.

The Deputy Corps Commander was not at the scene of the accident.

Neither himself nor any representative of his spoke to any of the people in the vehicle, 6 of whom myself included survived.

The Deputy Corps Commander did not even see the vehicle either at the scene of the accident or at the police station.

How he jumped to that conclusion is beyond me. The comments is an insult to my dead colleagues and a slap on those of us that survived.

For his information this is not a driver we picked off the road to take us for the journey. This is a man that has been working with us for more than 4 years. He is indirectly telling the world that a bus of 12 doctors including several senior consultants could not control a driver we employed and pay salaries to.

I was in the same vehicle sitting in the row behind the driver and I checked the speedometer from time to time. The bus also makes a beeping sound once the speed exceeds 110km/hr. Let me state categorically that the bus driver was not speeding.

The FRSC are probably only trying to justify their intention to sell their speed limiting device to Nigerians hence associating every possible accident to excessive speeding. And it is sad that they would even attempt to use such a sad event to do such.

Even the police would not convey the bodies to the mortuary in their van until we parted with 4000naira. I personally dropped 3000naira but the police officer rejected it, dropping the money on their vehicle until the NMA Chairman, Dr Akinbote, added N1500.

The second police vehicle that conveyed those of us unhurt and our luggage to join the others to the hospital also had to be topped with N3500 black market fuel paid for by me.

Gov Ayodele Fayose. God bless you for your care and support.

Special thanks to the Senator representing Doka LG in Kaduna for deeming it fit to visit us in the hospital.

The NMA Kaduna was also wonderful. Thank you so much. CMD neuropsychiatric hospital God bless you. All others who helped, assisted or visited us in Kaduna thank you.

Dr. Ekundare Folu, NAGGMDP Chairman Ekiti State.

http://thewillnigeria.com/news/police-requested-for-for-bribe-to-rescue-ekiti-doctors-survivor-debunks-over-speeding-report/

Police are indeed your friend.

Is it everywhere police must show themselves?
Or should we wait for IGP to come and defend this?

SHAME TO THE POLICE AND FRSC. BIG SHAME.

This is a very serious and unfortunately, very sad allegation

Very soon FRSC will over take every sector in terms of corruption.

Frsc should be disbanded once and for all... we will know we only have evil of police to battle with. The same Frsc accused the late ministers driver of not having valid license and that the tyres were done outside out. Crazy people

Just negodu... . This country is finished

Hahahahahahahaaaaa...


The Nigerian Police needs a special intervention.

If I become the President, I will start up a new Nigerian Police Service and rapidly phase out the current set of Police Officers and only retain the sound ones that can be re-trained.



I doubt many Nigerians have read through the Nigerian Police act to see that guidelines governing the Police. The number of illegal happenings in the Nigerian Police system is so glaring that one cant help but wonder at the level of corruption in that arm of Law enforcement.

I am not shocked at all.. The Nigerian Police officer that knows that collecting or accepting of gifts of any kind is a crime for a Police Officer and yet continues to so in broad daylight and by force shows that they have crossed the realm of redemption.

This Buhari regime is something else.

This nation ehn

firstly, I sympathize with the families of the lost souls, may God almighty comfort them in this hard time.
I can see everybody descending on the police, you people couldn't even verify the story before crucifying them. I bet most of you abusing the police are the same set of people that crashed their recruitment website. The doctor insisted the accident wasn't caused by overspeeding, can he tell us what caused it? I ply this road every week and I'm telling you accident can only occur there due to overspeeding as it is a dualized road from abuja to kano.
Lastly, when we say the country is in total mess, the doctor dont get it I guessed. the same way doctors dont attend to emergency situations unless deposit are made is the samr way police treated them. the police might not have fuel in their vehicle, so was the doc expecting preferential treatment? all sectors need to be sanitized before we can attain greatness.

[size=15pt] The Police is not your friend,i repeat, THE "NIGERIAN" POLICE IS NOT YOUR FRIEND
Criminals!!! [/size]
Btw,listen to my songs at http://my.notjustok.com/p/oracle/

NPF is only good at disgracing Nigerians.

Nah today? just asking

Honestly this country is finished. Lies everywhere. Thank u for bursting d lies and deceits of both d Police and FRSC. R.i.p to d death and speedy recovery to d wounded.

This Buhari's regime ehn... is something else... I thought as d man entered corruption will suddenly come to a halt.. buh alas!...

Is dAt nt hw d same frsc said thAt d late minister's driver does nt av a drivers' license only for his colleagues to produce it...must u comment?...as for d police...

Is this a country? This country is a joke of the 21st Century. Where would FRSC lie over dead-body without regards even for the survivors, Police has always been like that.. Nigerian Police has become a bane to our society; its full of thugs, addicted bribery agents and pitiable characters. Hmnn. I pray this IGP Arase's effort to rebrand dem works. Awon oloriburuku.
#OlusolaOke4OndoGovernor

Shame on FRSC and Nigeria Police. Bunch of idiots.

When people don't have anything to say they should just keep mute. Frsc claiming to know it all. May their souls rest in peace.

crixtex:
This Buhari's regime ehn... is something else... I thought as d man entered corruption will suddenly come to a halt.. buh alas!...

Because na Buhari they rule their souls abi

Truly the FRSC have raised the bar with regards to corruption.

Calling this country a zoo is an understatement and an insult to zoos.most zoos are actually more organised than this country where human lives have no value.
RIP to the dead.

Funny country, Police and frsc useless

Nigerians and their selfish interest. we lack the will to do anything for free. May God deliver us!

Nigerian pollice and bribery ar like bread and butter... ABSOLUTELY INSEPARABLE
Btw,listen to my songs at http://my.notjustok.com/p/oracle/

Our Police is like the country we found ourselves in, it will be extremely difficult to fix.

Fadelex:
firstly, I sympathize with the families of the lost souls, may God almighty comfort them in this hard time.
I can see everybody descending on the police, you people couldn't even verify the story before crucifying them. I bet most of you abusing the police are the same set of people that crashed their recruitment website. The doctor insisted the accident wasn't caused by overspeeding, can he tell us what caused it? I ply this road every week and I'm telling you accident can only occur there due to overspeeding as it is a dualized road from abuja to kano.
Lastly, when we say the country is in total mess, the doctor dont get it I guessed. the same way doctors dont attend to emergency situations unless deposit are made is the samr way police treated them. the police might not have fuel in their vehicle, so was the doc expecting preferential treatment? all sectors need to be sanitized before we can attain greatness.

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY INFORMED THAT, ACCORDING TO THIS BACKWARD THINKING GENTLEMAN (AND I USE THE WORD FREELY) HENCEFORTH WHEN YOU ARE ABOUT TO UNDERTAKE A JOURNEY KINDLY TAKE BRIBE MONEY FOR THE POLICE. ALSO ENSURE THAT SUCH MONEY IS EASY TO ASSESS BOTH TO YOU AND THE POLICE IN CASE YOU DIE IN THE ACCIDENT.

this has been another public service information from members of the police force

Useless police everywhere