Hoodlums Descend On Government Officials After Pregnant Woman, 6 Others Were Roasted To Death

Seven people, including a pregnant woman and a baby, were, weekend
roasted to death, while five officials of Ogun State Traffic
Compliance and Enforcement Agency TRACE, and an unspecified number of
traffic police were injured by hoodlums at Kara, along Lagos/Ibadan
expressway.
The accident, which involved an 18-seat bus, occurred at about 3.30pm
as the vehicle, which took off in Lagos reportedly went up flames.
Vanguardgathered that the commercial bus painted in white colour, with
blue stripes suddenly developed leakages on the fuel tank, which
spilled its contents.
One of the passengers was said to have noticed a spark from the engine
and raised the alarm which made the driver to stop abruptly in order
to check the cause of the incident.
Eye witnesses account said all the passengers scampered for safety as
soon as the vehicle stopped but this was too late as the fire had made
the vehicle's door to jam.
Vanguard gathered that before help could come, seven of the
passengers, including a pregnant woman and a baby, were burnt beyond
recognition while eleven others sustained varying degrees of injuries.
Some of the sympathisers were said to have put a call across to the
fire fighters in Ogun State but none arrived the scene until the
situation degenerated.
Meanwhile, some TRACE officials were said to have rushed to the scene
but were prevented from rendering any assistance as hoodlums descended
on them, venting their anger.
In the process, five officials, including the Akute Head of
Operations, were assaulted.
An eye witness said the traffic Police around the axis were not spared
as many of them were injured by the hoodlums, although a distress call
was later put across to both the Rapid Response Squad RRS, in Lagos
and Quick Response Squad from Mowe axis, who eventually put the
situation under control.
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