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Anambra State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has intercepted a suspected human trafficker and rescued five victims (girls) in the state.
The arrest was contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Awka, on Wednesday, by the State Sector Public Education Officer, Florence Edor.
According to the statement, the Sector Head of Operations, Deputy Corps Commander Anthony O Ogbodo, who spoke on behalf of the Sector Commander Anambra State, said the suspect, a driver who identified himself as Frank Lucky, 36, was arrested along Onitsha-Awka Expressway in Anambra.
According to her, the suspect was arrested by FRSC patrol team led by Route Commander Ugochukwu Ogbonna when he stopped a black Nissan Primera vehicle with registration number BEN468HP, for an offence of seat belt violation (SUV) and Obstruction of Marshal on duty (OMD).
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Daily Trust gathered that the back tire of the vehicle busted before it plunged into the river immediately after Iyemoja village along Eyenkorin expressway.
One of the passengers was said to have died immediately while several others sustained varying degrees of injuries.
According to a residence of the area, Abiola Salaudeen, who confirmed the incident to
Daily Trust, “The accident happened around 3.am today (Tuesday).
“The passenger in the middle sit died immediately and another one with broken leg. The driver and 15 others who sustained varying degrees of injuries have been taken to the hospital.
“All of them are Hausa people going to Kebbi State and the gravity of the accident from the wreckage of the vehicle was severe.