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Two Dead, Six Injured In Lagos-Ibadan Lone Crash

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Two people have been confirmed dead while six others were injured in an early morning Tuesday crash said to have occurred at about 2:21 a.m. around Car Park C Turning of the Redemption Camp along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.

The lone crash involving a Toyota bus with registration number ACA607XT was blamed on excessive speed, after which the bus lost control and crashed.

The spokesperson of the Ogun State Sector Command of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Florence Okpe, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists on Tuesday morning.

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She said the injured victims had been taken to Famobis Hospital, Mowe, while the corpses of the deceased were also said to have been deposited at the morgue of the same hospital.

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She added that the Sector Commander, FRSC Ogun Sector Command, Anthony Uga, is sad and pained over the refusal of the motorists to obey simple traffic rules, especially speed limits, which have been the cause of fatal crashes on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.

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He further advised motorists to go within the stipulated speed limit and drive to stay alive.

The statement partly reads, “The crash occurred at the early hours of today, Tuesday, December 26, 2023, at about 0221 hrs around CAR PARK C TURNING on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.

“A total of 08 persons were involved, all male adults; six were injured, and two were recorded dead.

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“Vehicle involved was 01 with registration number ACA607XT, a Toyota Hiace BUS.

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The suspected cause of the lone crash was excessive speed, which led to loss of control, and the vehicle crashed.

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“The injured victims were taken to Farmobis Hospital Mowe, and the corpses were deposited at the same hospital morgue

“The Sector Commander, FRSC Ogun Sector Command CC Anthony Uga, is pained over this attitude of drivers refusing to obey simple traffic rules, especially speed, which has been the curse of fatal crashes on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.

He further advised motorists to go with the stipulated speed limit and drive to stay alive.”

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Auto-crash Claims 2 Lives On Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

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The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, TRACE, on Friday confirmed that two people died in a lone accident around Oremeji Bus Stop on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

The Corps’ spokesperson, Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abeokuta.

Akinbiyi said the accident, involving a Mazda bus with registration number YNF 414 XN, occurred at about 1:30 a.m.

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He explained that the two occupants of the vehicle, the driver and conductor, both adult males, died on the spot, adding that no injury was recorded.

According to him, eyewitnesses said the bus lost control due to speeding, hit a road barrier, and somersaulted.

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Akinbiyi further said the vehicle, which was conveying live chicks, had been towed by the Ibafo Motor Traffic Division of the Police for further investigation.

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He added that the remains of the victims had been deposited at the Divine Touch Hospital morgue in Ibafo by operatives of TRACE, the police, and the Ogun State Emergency Services (OGSAES).

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He noted that traffic was briefly affected during the rescue operation but was later restored through the efforts of TRACE and the police.

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Court Sentences Man To Death For Killing Son

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The Kano State High Court has sentenced Abubakar Alhaji Sabo to death by hanging after finding him guilty of killing his newborn son.

The Kano State Government prosecuted Sabo before the court on charges of culpable homicide and causing grievous harm.

He was accused of force-feeding the infant with a local insecticide known as ‘fiya-fiya’, resulting in the child’s death.

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Sabo killed the baby after the mother, his girlfriend, refused to obey his instruction to kill the child to avoid the shame of fathering a child out of wedlock.

Following the incident, he was also found guilty of striking the girlfriend’s father on the head with a brick after he caught Sabo poisoning the baby.

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During the trial, the prosecution counsel, Barrister Safiya Yalwati Yahaya, presented three witnesses, while the defendant testified in his own defence.

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After reviewing the evidence presented by both parties, Justice Aisha Yau, who presided over the case, found him guilty of infanticide and sentenced him to death by hanging.

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The court also imposed an additional three-year prison sentence for causing grievous harm.

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Nine Kwara Victims: Kidnappers Insist On N300m Ransom

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No progress has been recorded on the bandits demand for N300m ransom for the release of nine victims abducted in Adanla community of Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara state on Boxing Day, December 26, 2025.

Coordinator of the Joint Security Watch for Kwara South Senatorial District, Zubair Olaitan, disclosed this on Wednesday.

According to DAILY POST, the bandits have so far made three contacts with the community leaders that “if the N300m is not paid, the victims will not be released.”

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The bandits seized the nine victims in an attempt to abduct the King of the community, and his wife on Boxing Day, but failed.

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The King, David Olarinoye, was away to Igbaja town for a programme when the armed bandits invaded his community.

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The bandits, however, later seized nine other victims in the community and marched them to the bush.

While seven victims were abducted at the palace of the King, two others were captured on their way to the bush.

Following the abduction, the bandits demanded a N300m for the release of the abducted victims, resisting any negotiations for reduction of the ransom.

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