[size=24pt]so all these days wey pple dey die for the buses...no problem for the honorables...now becos it affected madam PEJ...they wanna enact a law to show solidarity with MAdam first lady...i just knew its pdp lawmakers dt will do it.....











meanwhile audu ogbeh and gemade, d foundin fathers of pdp haveleft d party to apc...obj has torn his membership card....pdpd members what re u still waitin for? [/size]

I think the fundamental flaw from my view is the with the placement of the fuel tank, the proximity to the engine (which is always hot) is too short.

Therefore any spark anywhere on impact the bus will go into flames.


I've witnessed where such has happened and it is quite unfortunate that we allowed such a tragic event to make us have a rethink.




God Bless Nigeria.

Instead of investigating why the road is still under construction and why the accident happened, these cretins are complaining about the model of the buses!


Smh

owobokiri:
Hiace buses and their equivalents should be used to carry goods ONLY! THERE IS NO OTHER SERIOUS COUNTRY IN THE WORLD WHRE SMALL HIACE BUSES ARE USED FOR LONG DISTANCE JOURNEYS. It is only here.

How many countries have you visited
SMH!

EmmaOgbu:

Ur just wasting ur time explaining to them.
They are looking for who will bribe them not to ban d vehicle. They know what they are doing.

Apt and hilarious! How do you know getting bribed is their target?

kliverpool:
what kind of scientific test have they done on the bus.The company can even sue them. [size=16pt]They think oh they can just open mouth and anything that comes out of it is law[/size].Without backing it with test and scientific evidence. Million of vehicle is recalled every year due to one defect or the other. Have the recalled any that is shipped to Nigeria even when the same model has defect in other serious countries. I just dey shake my head

Yes, they can and they have. I think a better approach should be taken into this idea of trying to promote "Made in Nigeria" cars. Yes, you might look at me as just saying rubbish but believe you me, This is part of "the starter pack" to the promotion of INNOSON and the likes. Not saying it is a bad idea but let it face it's rival and stand the test of time. Banning the Toyota hiace would be very funny though. Because even dem INNOSON buses be looking like the Hiace.

The motion is right
But the ban should only come after proper investigation to ascertain if the bus exploding into flames after collisions is caused by the way the vehicle is built. This kind of thing happened in the US and it was with the brakes of a particular kind of vehicle.

So if the passengers weren't prominent citizens nothing would have happened right?

So if its plane that caused these same peoples death ,rep will now call 4 a ban in planes too

This is HEIGHT of "BRAIN in ANO"

THEY should start BANNING d ROADS as well ..
As if, DEATH is meant for a particular AGE,TRIBE, RELIGION ,SEXX or SOCIAL CLASS

In fact, I feel like DESTROYING MY PHONE now..

I think dey need VACUUM CLEANERS for their VACANT SKULLS..

Why attack the messager instead of the message?
Patience Jonathan is the sole master planner of the accident, why not investigate her with a strong and powerful man of God?

slimfit1:
The senator just realised that now after how many years and death sick woman.

Abi o....imagine.
Since that people have been dying from Hiace bus accidents...its now that it happened to their own that they want to take action.

Also reminds me of ebola, if it was not a respecter of person...or if it didnt start with the diplomat, they would have done nothing.

Arrant nonsense.

Lemme pray 4 them, May they keep experiencing what the poor masses are experiencing in Jesus name. Amen.

W hile the battle to route Boko
Haram insurgents within six weeks as
promised by the Federal government
rages, an army officer, nursing the
wounds and deep feelings over the
whole incident, spoke exhaustively to
Saturday Vanguard about his battle
field experiences at Gombe and Yobe
axis and why he deserted the
profession he loves so much. His
narration which runs like a ‘war
memoir’ is as interesting although
the military has recorded reasonable
success with more equipment with
which they have attacked terror
camps and killed a great number of
them. However we present to you an
interesting account of an officer who
deserted the army from the battle
front
Excerpts:
BACKGROUND
‘’I have served Nigerian Army for
about twenty years. I enrolled
through the regular course.
I have served in almost all
formations in the country. I am from
the middle Belt part of the country,
married with two children, a boy and
girl. I have also served in foreign
missions in Sierra-leone, Liberia and
Dafur and we always came out in
flying colours. Sierra-leone and
Liberia were for peace enforcement
while Dafur was for peace support
missions. We fought real battles at
Sierra-leone and Liberia for about one
year. We were there as a member of
ECOWAS and we proved our mettle. It
was popularly called ECOMOG. The
battles were tense but rewarding in
the sense that we were heavily
equipped and all we needed for the
war were adequately provided for us.
During the battles we recorded very
minimal casualty though. You know
that it is difficult not to record
casualties in war situations.
A picture taken on February 17, 2015
shows Cameroonian soldiers
patrolling in the Cameroonian town
of Fotokol, on the border with
Nigeria, after clashes occurred on
February 4 between Cameroonian
troops and Nigeria-based Boko
Haram insurgents. Nigerian Boko
Haram fighters went on the rampage
in the Cameroonian border town of
Fotokol on February 4, massacring
dozens of civilians and torching a
mosque before being repelled by
regional forces AFP PHOTO
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT LARGESSE
‘’In spite of the fact that the war was
being fought outside Nigeria, the
Federal Government of Nigeria under
General Abacha provided us with all
we needed and when ever we
complained of any inadequacy, the
Federal government provided them
without delay. That was the spirit and
we relished and cherished it. It was
such that we were all looking forward
to being drafted back to continue
with the war. But it is a totally
different thing with the against Boko
Haram in the North Eastern part of
Nigeria.
FEARS OVER ILL-PREPARATION
This is a war in which almost 95% of
our soldiers fear to join. Our fears
are not that we were not trained
enough to face the challenges but
simply because we seem not to be
prepared, at all, for the war. A lot of
sabotage, politics and other
extraneous factors are seriously
inhibiting the success of the war.
Unfortunately, we are loosing a lot in
men and material. It is so much that
whenever the toll will be taken, the
world will weep for this country.
Already, thousands of families are in
deep grief, having lost their dear
ones in the war.
As we speak, I have deserted from
the battle field at Bajoga, Yobe State.
Let me give you a vivid account of
the circumstances that led to my
deserting the profession I love so
much.
MY STORY
Until the unfortunate and very painful
AWOL, I was serving in Bauchi as a
Sergeant. While carrying out our
normal duties, I was abreast of the
ongoing war my colleagues were
waging with Boko Haram and I was
inwardly praying for an action
whenever I would be drafted to the
front. Alas, my battalion was
informed of a certain foreign
mission. I was ecstatic, knowing that
we always triumphed during such
missions. Unfortunately, when the
real action came, I regretted joining
the Nigerian army.
FOREIGN MISSION SIGNAL
After the signal came for the
mission, we started training from
Ohafia in Abia State. Later on, we
heard that the operation had been
changed from peace keeping in
Liberia to Zaman-Lafia in the North
East. We thought it was a joke and
when we finished the training at
Ohafia, we were sent to Jaji in
kaduna State. It was at Jaji we
realised that the rumour of going to
the North East was true and we all
knew that it meant going to fight the
insurgents called Boko Haram. We
were very sad because most of us
were due for compensation and that
was why they selected us to go for
foreign mission. About 90% of us
were victims of previous attacks at
Bama and other areas and we lost
both our loved ones and properties.
So, military authorities selected us
for foreign mission as a way of
compensating us but unfortunately,
we were diverted to go and fight
Boko Haram insurgents.
MOVEMENT TO GOMBE
We, however, took it in good faith
and after we completed our one
month training, they moved us to
Gombe. That should be around early
January this year. On arrival around
2pm the next day, the Brigade
Commander came to address us. To
our chagrin, he told us that even
members of Boko Haram were aware
that we were coming, that they had
sent a text message to him that we
were coming to attack them with the
local hunters and heavy equipment
and that they were ready for us.
DISAGREEMENT WITH COMMANDER
The following day, he wanted to move
us (about 600) to Mallam-Sidi area of
the state but we objected because
our Commanding Officer had not
come and those heavy tanks, like the
APC’s and other supporting weapons
were not equipped for the battle
ahead.
Soldiers tasked with fighting Boko
Haram militants arrive to face trials
for mutiny in Abuja on October 2,
2014. Nearly 100 soldiers tasked
with fighting Boko Haram militants in
Nigeria’s far northeast appeared at a
military court martial on Thursday,
facing a range of charges including
mutiny. The hearing comes just
weeks after a tribunal sentenced 12
soldiers to death following their
conviction for shooting at their
commanding officer in the Borno
state capital, Maiduguri, in May. AFP
PHOTO
The following day when the
Commanding Officer came, he
compelled us to move to the place,
saying that it would be more
conducive and safe for us to stay
there than being left at the open and
ill-equipped barrack in Gombe. We
then moved to Mallam-Sidi where we
spent almost two weeks before
advancing to the war front. While we
were there, they told us they were
making provision for all those
weapons that were not available.
And, actually, while there, they
brought three armoured tanks,
replaced some of the APC’s that were
in bad condition and brought new
ones.
MOVEMENT TO THE BATTLE FIELD
On a Sunday, precisely on the 8th of
February, around 2am, we advanced
towards Bajoga, a town between
Yobe and Gombe States. We were
there before 6am. Before advancing
to the battle field,we were fed with
tasteless jollof rice that was as
dinner. About 9.30 to 10 am we
started advancing to the location
where the insurgents were. While we
were advancing, the three helicopter
gun -ships that we were earlier
promised would assist in the
operation hovered round and landed.
Even the Alpha jet came and all of us
were jubilant and battle -ready to win
at all costs.
HOPE DASHED
However, five minutes before we met
with our target, the helicopter and
alpha jet disappeared. Even at the
peak of the battle, our commander
called them for backup but they did
not surface. The battle raged for over
four hours, they were surging like
locusts towards us with
sophisticated weapons including ant-
aircraft guns. In conventional wars,
such weapons are not used on
human beings. They are used to fell
air crafts. But, the insurgents use
them brazenly to kill our soldiers. It
tears human body into shreds on
contact.
OUR EQUIPMENT
It is pertinent to let you know how we
were equipped for the war. Before the
battle, they gave us three armoured
tanks, three artillery guns, five APC’s,
grenade launchers and AK47 rifles
with three magazines per soldier. But
on the day we started advancing,
only one armoured tank , five APC’s,
and artillery guns advanced with us.
If we had gone into battle with, at
least, the three armoured tanks,
nothing would have made us lose the
war. As the battle raged, it did not
take time for their fire power to
surpass ours.
SUICIDE BOMBING
Initially, we had upper hand, but they
struck with two golf cars loaded with
bombs and dislodged us. It was a
suicide mission. The explosion
covered the whole area with thick
smoke and the insurgents used the
opportunity to advance towards us.
In the process, we were asked to
withdraw because they were coming
ferociously. We were killing them but
they kept on advancing like bees.
Then, it was almost 5pm.
RACE FOR SURVIVIAL
That was how the race for survival by
our men started. You know the
terrain is a very open and large
expanse of land with scanty
vegetation. It was just like running in
a football field with no place to hide.
We ran into a small settlement and
they pursued us. They were quite
familiar with the terrain but we were
not.
We succeeded in crossing the first
stagnant river, before we noticed the
presence of our alpha jet which
started backing us up. That did not
deter the insurgents from pursuing
and killing our soldiers one by one.
IT IS NOT THE WAR YOU KNOW
While we were running for dear lives,
some soldiers were falling by the
wayside after losing strength to
continue with the long race for
survival. In fact, because of the fact
that we were not equipped with water
bottles, our throats were drying up as
we continued running. It got to a
stage when dehydration set in and if
you try to swallow saliva, it will be
almost impossible and choking. Our
spit was so white, slimy and it
splattered on the faces of most of us
due to exhaustion.
One of the most pathetic cases was
that of a colleague who got
exhausted and simply collapsed on
the ground. He was even pleading
with us to continue without him
because he could no longer make it.
One of our officers, a Lieutenant
pleaded that we should lend a
helping hand by jointly helping him
to continue with us. His plea touched
us and we tried our best to help but
we were also too exhausted to help
offer help.
BUT THE WAR THEY FOUGHT
Nevertheless, some of us tried to
help him but we could not continue
when we saw the way the insurgents
were running towards us. We
dropped him and only God knows
what happened later. As we were
running, bodies of many of our
soldiers, both wounded and killed
littered the open field. It was heart-
rending seeing a close friend lying
helplessly and you could not help
because your own life was in grave
danger and you were not sure of
survival.
When we were about crossing the
second shallow river, the villagers we
met told us that we were in between
Borno and Adamawa States, that
from there to Bajoga was 75klm.
Surprisingly, the villagers were very
friendly and even gave us water.
They were about giving us food but
advised that we should quickly
continue with our journey in order to
avoid the insurgents meeting us.
They arranged three vehicles that
lifted us for about a kilometre and the
driver refused to proceed further
claiming that the road was not good.
We quickly disembarked and trekked
all night till around 5am when we
entered a village and met members
of the local vigilante who helped us
to arrange for two Diana Trucks that
carried us to Bajoga junction. From
there, we entered another vehicle to
Mallam-Sidi and that was where we
met some of our soldiers with
serious bullet wounds.
The wounded among us pleaded with
the second in command to take them
to the hospital in Gombe but he
objected saying that order has been
given to move everybody to Ashaka
where we use as harbour. After some
deliberations and objections, we had
no option than to obey him. When we
got to Ashaka, to our chagrin, instead
of taking urgent care of the
wounded, feeding us and even given
us a day rest after our narrow
escape, the Commander ordered that
we should turn back and advance,
back to the battle field. That was the
final straw that broke the camel’s
back. At that stage, many of us
decided inwardly to dessert the army
and that was exactly what we did.
I handed my gun to one of my
colleagues to return to armoury after
I left through the nearest way in the
midnight. I trekked for two hours to
the main road before I boarded a
bike that unfortunately missed the
road and we saw ourselves back at
Ashaka.
I then disappeared amongst the
crowd at one of the checkpoints and
went to the motor park where I
boarded a vehicle towards Abuja. It
took time for me to take that
decision because this is a profession
I love so much and I have put in
about 20 years. Agreed that from day
one, we signed to fight and die for
our dear country, but of what use will
it be when it was obvious to me that
things could be done differently and
we would have results. For instance,
we were supposed to be paid N5000
daily but what our Commanders paid
was N1000.
If you sustain injury in the battle
field, you spend your money treating
yourself. The worst is that we were
not adequately equipped for the war.
We only got to battle field with our
rifles, no kits, no vision goggles etc
and this is an oil rich country where
politicians are embezzle trillions yet,
this battle that calls for the best in
both incentives, morale and
equipment is being fought this way at
the grave expense of our dear lives.
Our military is strong and can do
better if well funded and equipped.
As I speak, many soldiers have
deserted the army.
Their families are starving in the
barracks. The most painful aspect of
the whole thing is that after the
battle, no efforts were made to
ascertain or give account of our dead
and wounded soldiers. The dead
ones are left in the battle fields while
most of the wounded die face
agonising death. What the authorities
do is to close account of soldiers
not seen after some time days.
In the past few days, however, it has
been reported that the military has
received more equipment and their
forces have made reasonable inroads
into terrorists camps and they have
recorded reasonable success
although the battle is far from being
won.

Cutting off d head has now become d cure for headache, only God knows d kain weed dis pple take b4 tinking sef

Sylverbox:
Our LaW makers are so fund of rubbing their idleness in our faces. They have just tried to tell us now that millions of ordinary Nigerians that die on our death traps called roads are not relevant. It has to take the death of closer aids before they wake up. Banning the buses would not do any good when our roads are terrible, unmarked and narrow, not to talk about street lamps......

its only your road that is terrible ....

I support the total ban, coaster busses should be the minimum allowed for commercial purposes. These hiace busses are moving bombs. The design is just not suited for commercial purposes, with the engines right inside the cabin.

datd definitly not d solution! are this house members so foolish?

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this should be House Of Reps prirority
build go roads
enforce speed limit and
restrict heavy truck movement to certain time of the day or night

pekeyim:
I think the fundamental flaw from my view is the with the placement of the fuel tank, the proximity to the engine (which is always hot) is too short.
Therefore any spark anywhere on impact the bus will go into flames.
I've witnessed where such has happened and it is quite unfortunate that we allowed such a tragic event to make us have a rethink.
God Bless Nigeria.

This is true, also the road in question have been fixed and it is actually very smooth. So the road is out of it. All those who saw the pictures from the crash must have noticed the fire was inside the vehicle ,that tells you there is something wrong with the vehicle. There is nothing wrong with the motion she raised, let it be duly looked into and so we won't loose any Nigerian to what can be simply prevented by using other makes or brands of buses.

This is a most unfortunate situation. Is this the quality and calibre of our elected representatives?? Yet they want to keep bleeding this country dry. Nigerians should vote these losers out. The legislature is more critical to our democracy than the Executive. This current NA is a failure IMO.

gangb:




This is true, also the road in question have been fixed and it is actually very smooth. So the road is out of it. All those who saw the pictures from the crash must have noticed the fire was inside the vehicle ,that tells you there is something wrong with the vehicle. There is nothing wrong with the motion she raised, let it be duly looked into and so we won't loose any Nigerian to what can be simply prevented by using other makes or brands of buses.

Yes I agree with You, people shouting about that road, don't know how good that road is,
But over speeding is also a problem, a lot of us abuse things we aren't use to when we finally get them.



Thank You.

I wonder the kind of people we vote in to represent us. Most of them are so simple-minded...augrrrhhh. I weep for my nation.
Even a teenager in SS 2 shouldn't reason as this woman has just done. What a motion to raise. .
Some of these guys in the house are so myopic, educated illiterates!!

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My candid opinion on this issue is that those stealing funds meant for road construction and rehabilitation are the culprits, and not the Hiace Buses. They rather should be the once to face the ban.

When a country don't plan more advanced way of transport, they will get any car as transport. If we have coaches, good and secure roads, why would anyone want to join Hummer buses?

Soon they would recommend that we start using Horses & Camels for transportation since the state of our roads won't affect them.

slimfit1:
The senator just realised that now after how many years and death sick woman.

.. House of Rep plz... Senators don't debate issues like this. I still don't know the primary aim of creating house of Rep.

House of Rep have never discussed any meaningful thing in that houx., is either they are inviting the minister of petroleum, defecting from one party to the other etc.. this country is just wasting money on those dudes called Rep members.. SMH

tosag:
Your friend died because of stinginess. If he could fly all the way from overseas to Nigeria, what stopped him from taking a domestic flight to the east. Anyways, accept my sympathy on your friend's death.

Lemme bore you a bit with my weird travelling style: i personnaly don't fly in Nigeria and this has nothing to do witgh money or "stinginess". I have a phobia for flying but my work demands I fly almost 18 to 20 hours in the air every few months, so I fly. It is easier with a foreign airline with their reasonable standards but once I land at Lagos or Abuja, I move around within the country with the land routes. Akward? Better to me than having a heart attack with every turbulent shake in your 45 minutes- Jesus save me- flight from Lagos to Owerri. . . My friend, Obioma wasn't stingy. He was simply forced into making dangerous choices by a failed system.

..the road is under construction. Why not impeach the govt that coudnt fix the road. Mtchew...