- Six students of the Federal University, Lokoja, Kogi State, died prematurely after their shuttle bus was hit by an articulate vehicle
- The articulated vehicle was said to have rammed into the shuttle bus that was conveying the students to their permanent site in Felele
- According to an eyewitness, the incident happened at about 2:30om on Monday and the officials of FRSC came in the rescue operation of the victims
Six Federal Polytechnic, Lokoja students and a driver have reportedly lost their lives after an articulated vehicle rammed into their school shuttle bus on Monday afternoon, February 17.
The shuttle was said to be conveying the students to the university's permanent site in Felele, Lokoja, the state capital when the accident happened. According to an eyewitness, the incident happened at about 2:30om on Monday.
How accident killed Kogi varsity students
Vanguard reported that the source disclosed that the articulated vehicle was carrying wood and hundreds of palm oil kegs. It was said to be heading to the Abuja axis when it rammed into the students.
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The vehicle was said to have lost its break when it rammed into the shuttle bus which was already filled up with students and was about to convey them to the school. The articulated vehicles crushed the student shuttle bus.
FRSC rescued accident victims in Kogi
However, operatives of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) quickly mobilised to the scene of the incident to rescue some students who were trapped under the articulated vehicles.
Samuel Oyedeji, the Kogi State Sector Commandant of the FRSC, led the team of officers to the scene of the accident. He told journalists that he could not confirm the actual number of those who died in the accident.
He disclosed that the injured ones in the accident had been moved to the Federal Teaching Hospital Lokoja and Kogi State Specialist Hospital, also in Lokoja, for immediate treatment. He added that bodies have been deposited at the hospital mortuaries for identification.
Nigerian students plight
The accident is one of the many tragedies that happened to students across Nigeria. There have been issues of insecurity over growing concerns of kidnapping and other related matters. Students have often been the targets of kidnappers and the police have always been on top of the situation.
Aside from insecurity, Nigerian students have also been faced with high school fees and the government has responded through the establishment of The Nigerian Educational Loan Funds (NELFUND).
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Kogi govt takes action as court sacks Ohinoyi
Legit.ng earlier reported that the Kogi government under Governor Usman Ododo on Tuesday, February 4, filed an appeal before the Abuja division of the court of appeal against the removal of the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland by the state high court.
Muzi Abdullahi, the attorney-general of Kogi, the second claimant in the appeal, made this known to journalists in Lokoja, the state capital.
In the reliefs sought, the state government pleaded with the appellate court to allow the appeal and give an order setting aside the decision of the lower court. They also prayed the court to dismiss the suit of the first to third respondents at the trial court for lacking merit. According to the Kogi state government, the trial judge erred in law.
