A motorist, who witnessed the explosion that occurred on the Akure-Owo Expressway in Ilu Abo town in the Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State, Mr Richard Solomon, has said he and his motor
assistant escaped death because they heeded police warnings.
The 36-year-old truck driver explained that he and his assistant, Jackson Abdullahi, were coming from Jos, Plateau State, and as they were approaching the blast point, they met some riot policemen, who informed them of the danger ahead and warned them not to proceed with the journey. “Yet, we did not move from the spot. We were a bit confused; we didn’t know what to do; my boy’s leg was bleeding. The blast spot was like half a kilometre to where we were. After the explosion, policemen came to meet us and showed us an alternative route. I later drove the truck to the Shasha Market, Akure, and brought the boy to hospital.”
“It is a fact that these developments take lives and destroy property when they occur; we again demand that the government must do an assessment of the number of lives lost and the worth of property destroyed and due compensation must be paid for the negligence responsible for these developments. “If there was nothing in the vehicle, what would the policemen be escorting? If the vehicle was not conveying anything, why would they stay there?
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