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A truck with registration number XF 259 UNZ driven by an unidentified man, yesterday, ran over four female pedestrians who were hawking at the Upper Iweka flyover in Onitsha, Anambra State. Eyewitnesses said that the truck driver had a disagreement with the revenue collectors at the Upper Iweka flyover and the truck rolled back and […]
FRSC Confirms Truck Crushes Four Traders To Death In Onitsha Eyewitnesses said the truck driver had a disagreement with the revenue collectors at Upper Iweka flyover and then the truck rolled back and crushed the four female hawkers along the road. by SaharaReporters, New York Feb 24, 2021 The Public Education Officer for the Anambra State Sector of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Florence Edor, has confirmed that four people were crushed to death on Wednesday morning by the truck. Edor, in a statement in Awka, the Anambra State capital, said the incident happened around 7:30 am. The fo...
The global economy has been in a tailspin, thanks to the Coronavirus pandemic. The United Kingdom, for instance, is experiencing its worst recession in 300 years. Economic crisis is always accompanied by security challenges. Nigeria is no exception. In Anambra State, there has been an increase in the crime rate in especially Onitsha, the state’s commercial headquarters. Still, it has been noted that the crime situation is exaggerated. For instance, someone claimed on the social media recently that he witnessed seven armed robberies in Onitsha within nine minutes! The State Govt has always d...
Share Mr Ogbodo Uche Peter, driver of a Mark Truck with registration number AGB 338 YV, on Friday, knocked down a yet to be identified middle age woman walking along the road. Eyewitness accounts have it that the fatal road traffic crash happened at Lake opposite OANDO fuel station by 1000 blocks before Borromeo- round about Onitsha, Anambra State, at about 1250hrs. And that the crash was due to speeding. Confirming the incident in a statement, the Sector Public Education Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corp, Anambra State Command, Florence Edor, said that three persons involved in the cra...
Punch Newspapers Sections Tony Okafor, Awka The Police in Anambra State have arrested 29 illegal revenue collectors in the Onitsha axis of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Haruna Mohammed, stated this in a statement in Awka, the Anambra State capital on Wednesday. He said while 13 of the suspects were arrested on Wednesday, 16 were nabbed on Monday. He said the action was to stop illegal revenue collectors from harassing and extorting unsuspecting members of the public. He said ,”In furtherance to its avowed commitment towards stemming the tide of illegal revenue...