Sleeping for what? Why Why Why?

The world has always been plagued with disasters. The only reason why people think it has increased in our time is because of the proliferation and pervasiveness of new media aided by information technology which has made the world a whole lot smaller place. News of disasters are made now available within seconds of occurrence.

You can imagine the ethnic cleansing and genocides perpetrated by the ancient empires of Persia and Babylon. These were never reported in the remote kingdoms of Ife or Timbuktu. The volcanic eruptions that wiped out the ancient town of Pompei was not heard of in Ancient. Benin. If it happened today it will be breaking news on CNN.

For all I care the world is a better and more civilized place today because people, rulers and potential despots are very cautious of the prying eyes of the media and other civil and human right institutions!

What a pity they were all going for burial of a meeting memeber in edo state .may there soul rest in peace

2rustyle: sign of the end of the end tym. Its clear my people

I believe the next set of people that seun will fight will be these end time Crusaders

Pain: The world has always been plagued with disasters. The only reason why people think it has increased in our time is because of the proliferation and pervasiveness of new media aided by information technology which has made the world a whole lot smaller place. News of disasters are made now available within seconds of occurrence.

You can imagine the ethnic cleansing and genocides perpetrated by the ancient empires of Persia and Babylon. These were never reported in the remote kingdoms of Ife or Timbuktu. The volcanic eruptions that wiped out the ancient town of Pompei was not heard of in Ancient. Benin. If it happened today it will be breaking news on CNN.

For all I care the world is a better and more civilized place today because people, rulers and potential despots are very cautious of the prying eyes of the media and other civil and human right institutions!

At last, a sound mind

Pain: The world has always been plagued with disasters. The only reason why people think it has increased in our time is because of the proliferation and pervasiveness of new media aided by information technology which has made the world a whole lot smaller place. News of disasters are made now available within seconds of occurrence.

You can imagine the ethnic cleansing and genocides perpetrated by the ancient empires of Persia and Babylon. These were never reported in the remote kingdoms of Ife or Timbuktu. The volcanic eruptions that wiped out the ancient town of Pompei was not heard of in Ancient. Benin. If it happened today it will be breaking news on CNN.

For all I care the world is a better and more civilized place today because people, rulers and potential despots are very cautious of the prying eyes of the media and other civil and human right institutions!

Great Point....condolence to the family of d dead, and quick recovery to the wounded

Pain: The world has always been plagued with disasters. The only reason why people think it has increased in our time is because of the proliferation and pervasiveness of new media aided by information technology which has made the world a whole lot smaller place. News of disasters are made now available within seconds of occurrence.

You can imagine the ethnic cleansing and genocides perpetrated by the ancient empires of Persia and Babylon. These were never reported in the remote kingdoms of Ife or Timbuktu. The volcanic eruptions that wiped out the ancient town of Pompei was not heard of in Ancient. Benin. If it happened today it will be breaking news on CNN.

For all I care the world is a better and more civilized place today because people, rulers and potential despots are very cautious of the prying eyes of the media and other civil and human right institutions!

Great Point....condolence to the families of d dead, and quick recovery to the wounded

what a Bleep! what kind of osun reporters are these? did you read what I read? they are from eastern part going to Lagos, another one said the are going for burial. abi make I wear my glass.

Journalism of the confused!

Mr Osilana, FRAC head said they dead passengers came "from one of the eastern states, heading to lagos" while mrs Alao, another FRSC boss said they were "on their way to lagos via benin"

33 or more family breadwinners gone. Lawdhavemercy!

People should shine their eyes when boarding public transports.demand to see the driver and if he looks drunk, tired or irresponsible, board another bus.

Ehya!! Very Sad.. I was on the next lane wen it happund... It was said to be an 18 seater bus... Hw can 33 pple fit into it??

Okiki_Oluwa: So sad. Drivers don't sleep during driving. Always rest as at when due.

Greediness and lack of contemptment is the reason why drivers will drive at night and also drive during the day. Too bad

I 10k God there was this young man that Dived in 2 rescue these 3 ppl bc a huge rock covered the bus and there is nothing 1 can do if u're not a diver. U can't even see the bus if u stand on that rock. It was like a film trick but it is real.

juman:



The passengers were reported to be heading to Lagos from one of the Eastern States. The Head of Operation of the FRSC in Ogun, Mrs Cecilia Alao also, said that the accident occurred at about 12 noon when the driver of the 36-seater coastal bus slept off. Alao said that the exact number of passengers and the registration number of the vehicle were yet to be ascertained. She said that the victims, apart from the driver, were women travelling from Lagos to Benin to attend a burial ceremony
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How did she even know the driver slept off? You sure say this woman no dey drink paraga?

Any bad thing dat happen in Nigeria now as turn to "end time don come"...abeg cut the crap,who tell u that end time don come,where u read or hear am...stop all this shit comment on nairaland
Anyway may their soul RIP if the story is true cuz wat I read here aint straight @all

Chyko4spe: God have mercy upon us! But if the bus was yet to be found, where did the OP get d image he posted?

......... May be the op got the picture from the scene while the commandant got her information from her office.

Whether d Op is saying the truth or nt ! It doesn't mata. Guys, dis is nt a debating zone nd d deed has already bin don so we cnt do anytin 2 bring dem bak. Let us just wish their souls RIP

tos4u: Only if dis can teach our dubious leaders some sense

Wetin concern leaders for here now? Shebi na Abacha say make driver sleep?

How did they know that the driver slept off? . If it were through the survivors, then the accident was preventable.

okpara damian: As 4r 12.pm to 6pm,they could not locate d bus or d passengers,Nigeria why,where is our oil money.just calculate it,4 complate gud 7 hours,no bus no passengers.we 4 don pass dis level.God help us

. What about the Nigerian Navy and their speed boats?? Its not only militants they should use d boat for. We have boat that is design to torh objects on sea. Pls its time our Navy should know that part of their responsibility is to save lives for God's sake, and not..........infact i dont even know their usefulness to Nigerians. FG, please equip FRSC and NEMA with d machines they need to save lives with. E.g crane, speed boat, power bike, super 4*4 land criusers, helicopter, night vision goggles, binoculars for distant objects, mobile hospital van, toying vans, communication gadgets and finally Rapid Response Team(RRT) etc please. FG, our roads are still in mornful situation. Use our oil money now d wells are still running be they got dry to biuld roads.

semid4lyfe:

No fewer than 33 passengers were feared dead yesterday when a coaster bus loaded with passengers skidded-off a dual carriage bridge and plunged into a river at J4, Ogbere -Ijebu stretch of the Sagamu – Ore expressway, in Ijebu East Local government area of Ogun state.

The bus got drowned immediately it plunged into the river and was reportedly swept away from the point of entry to the river. It was learnt that, there were three survivors who include a pregnant woman who were said to have been hung between a tree branch.

Confirming the incident, the Unit Commander, Ijebu – Ode Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Seidu Isah Osilama, said the FRSC opera-tives arrived at the scene of the accident few minutes after it occurred.He however said that they were able to rescue the three survivors because,according to him, they fell off the bus and landed on a tree.

According to him, the rescue effort would require crane and divers to ascertain the location of the bus and the passengers inside the water. He said no one knows the exact number of passengers in the bus or the casualty figure as they are still in the water.

The survivors have been taken to hospital in Ore in Ondo state.The passengers were reported to be heading to Lagos from one of the Eastern States. The Head of Operation of the FRSC in Ogun, Mrs Cecilia Alao also, said that the accident occurred at about 12 noon when the driver of the 36-seater coastal bus slept off. Alao said that the exact number of passengers and the registration number of the vehicle were yet to be ascertained. She said that all the victims, apart from the driver, were women travelling from Lagos to Benin to attend a burial ceremony.

The FRSC head of operations, who described the rescue operation as difficult, said that the command engaged the services of local divers who helped to rescued three of the passengers. We also hired a crane to pull the vehicle from the driver but after trying from 12 p.m to 6 p.m, we could not find the bus and other victims apart from the three.

‘’All other efforts to locate the vehicle and the victims proved abortive, the operation will continue over the night as we are not going to relent in our efforts,” she said.

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[color=#550000]Confusing story indeed.If all efforts to locate d vehicle and passengers proved abortive,which picture are u showing us here?[/color]

The survivors have been taken to hospital in Ore in Ondo state.The passengers were reported to be heading to Lagos from one of the Eastern States. [/b]The Head of Operation of the FRSC in Ogun, Mrs Cecilia Alao also, said that the accident occurred at about 12 noon when the driver of the 36-seater coastal bus slept off. Alao said that the exact number of passengers and the registration number of the vehicle were yet to be ascertained. She said that all the victims, [b]apart from the driver, were women travelling from Lagos to Benin to attend a burial ceremony.


JUNK JOURNALISM AT ITS FINEST

How can the bus be travelling from the east to lagos and at the same time, travelling from lagos to benin? These jounarlists have really lost it.