20 killed on Lokoja-Abuja highway, Osun crashes
Twenty persons have been killed in different road crashes in Kogi and Osun States.
In Kogi State, 17 persons lost their lives in a crash that occurred on the Irepene Abuja/Lokoja highway.
The accident happened around 5am on Tuesday.
It was gathered that the accident involved a Toyota Hiace bus and a luxury passenger bus heading for the South-South and the northern part of the country.
It was further learnt that 15 persons died on spot, while other passengers, who sustained varying degrees of injury, were rushed to hospital.
Two of the passengers, who were rushed to hospital, later died.
Two Die As Chinese Expatriates, Hausa Miners Fight At Osun Mining Site
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Chinese expatriate, labourer killed in dispute over Osun mining site
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A crisis that broke out at a mining site in Ido-Oko, Obokun Local Government Area of Osun State has claimed the lives of a Chinese national identified as Kuang Zhang, and a Nigerian, Abdulhadi Musa,
According to reports, the incident happened about 4:30 pm on Tuesday after some Chinese nationals arrived at the mining site where some miners were working.
It was said that the Chinese team arrived at the site in the company of security operatives and directed the workers to leave immediately, claiming they had a license from the federal and state government to use the site.