Tag: Truck Driver
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Chaos erupts in Mile 2 as taskforce allegedly kills man
As the Nigeria Labour Congress commenced it’s two-day warning strike on Tuesday, there was pandemonium in the Mile 2 area of Lagos state, as unconfirmed reports circulated of a tragic incident. According to these reports, a yet-to-be-identified individual, believed to be a truck driver, was allegedly killed by men from the state taskforce. The distressing…
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Pandemonium in Ogun as truck driver crushes okada rider, passenger to death
Two persons were crushed to death by a truck on Friday evening along Dangote- Ibeshe road in Yewa North Local Government area of Ogun. Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Spokesman, Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), confirmed the incident to the in Abeokuta on Saturday. Akinbiyi, quoting eyewitnesses, said the truck driver drove recklessly, left his…
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Soldier shoots truck driver for refusing to pay N200 bribe in Rivers
There was pandemonium on Saturday at the Airport Junction, Omuagwa Community, Ikwerre Local Government Area, Rivers State, following the shooting of a trailer driver by a yet-to-be-identified soldier. According to reports, the incident happened at an Army Checkpoint along Port Harcourt-Airport-Owerri Road, Omagwa, at about 9 pm on Friday. It was learnt that the soldier…
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How nine-year-old truck driver nearly sent me to early grave in Lagos
Popular Nigerian singer and actress, Seyi Shay has shared her recent encounter in a fatal accident in Lagos. According to Shay, a truck driven by a short, tiny, nine-year-old boy crushed her brand new Range Rover and it was by luck that she escaped death. Sharing the incident in an Instagram live, she said “So…
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Truck driver bags 9-years imprisonment for crushing man to death
An Abeokuta High Court on Thursday sentenced a truck driver, Oyelami Adewale, to nine years imprisonment for driving dangerously and killing one Tunde Abdul. Delivering judgment, Justice Patricia Oduniyi convicted Adewale on a two-count charge of dangerous driving and murder Oduniyi held that the prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubts. She held that the…
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Police arraign truck driver for swerving into Osinbajo’s convoy
A 43-year-old truck driver, Abubakar Musa, has appeared before a Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ikeja, Lagos, for allegedly swerving into the motorcade of Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo. Musa, who resides in Oshodi, Lagos, was charged with reckless driving and obstruction on public road. The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The Prosecution Counsel, Insp.…