The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted hazy, cloudy and dusty atmosphere from Friday to Sunday.
Released on Thursday, the agency’s weather outlook predicted dusty and hazy conditions in the northern region on Friday. x
It also forecasts that horizontal visibility of 1km to 3km and visibility range of less than or equal to 1000m over Katsina, Kano, Sokoto and Gusau during the period
The North Central cities, including Minna in Niger State; Lokoja in Kogi State; Ilorin in Kwara State and Jos, Plateau State, should be in dust haze with visibility range of 2km to 5km within the forecast period.
It was Rabiat who bore the full weight of the truck and by extension the full weight of Nigeria’s war.
It was a weight too heavy for her body to bear. She was crushed to death on the spot. Her sister Maryam and their friend Farida suffered serious injuries, little Farida more so.
“There were other students who were standing along with them at the time,” a relative told
Daily Trust.
“The truck came at high speed, hit a parked Toyota car, and the car ran over the victims.”
On behalf of the Army
The truck that caused Rabiat’s death was a civilian vehicle transporting weapons to Zamfara on behalf of the Nigerian Army.
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The crash occurred along Benin/Asaba highway by Umunede. Witnesses attributed the accident to overspeeding.
The driver was said to have lost control of the bus and plunged into a drainage system.
The bus, on its way from Asaba to Benin, reportedly somersaulted before crashing into the gutter.
As of the time of the crash around 6:00 p.m, no life was reportedly lost, but the passengers sustained varying degrees of the injuries.
It was gathered that officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) with the assistance of sympathisers took the injured to nearby hospitals for medical attention.
Details later…
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