Bloody Tuesday As 51 Die in Ilorin, Sokoto, Lagos

….Some seasonal migrants have been burnt to death at Gidan Bawa village in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State.

…..The migrants were said to be on their way to Gadan Gayan in Kaduna en-route to Southern part of the country in search of livelihood.

The vehicle, which they hired for the journey, was ambushed by the bandits who opened fire on them. The incident was said to have occurred at Teke village in Gidan Bawa district around 10am on Monday.

“The bandits shot at the tyres of the vehicle, it somersaulted and burst into flame,” our source said.

.,….The bandits were said to have surrounded the vehicle while on fire to ensure none of the passengers survived the tragedy.

One of the vigilantes in Sabon Birni local government area told our reporter that the victims were from their area and neighbouring Niger Republic.

,,,,,,“They were on their way to the Southern part of the country in search greener pasture,” he said.

Another account told Daily Trust that there were 10 passengers in the vehicle and none of them survived the attack.

,,,A member representing Sabon Birni South, Ibrahim Sa’idu, while confirming the incident said, the bandits were now robbing people of their motorcycles, phones and other valuables on their farms.

According to him, they abducted nine people at Masawa village recently.

…..A local guard said the military personnel deployed in the area were not responding to distress calls.

In another development, several students were crushed to death by a hit-and-run truck driver along Ogunusi Road at the Grammar School bus stop in Lagos State.

However, it was learned that the students were returning home after closing time and wanted to cross the road when the truck hit them.

The driver was reportedly chased to the Ogba area where he was reportedly arrested.
“I have never witnessed such a terrible scene in my life. I saw about fifteen students lying lifeless on the ground. The incident happened around 2 pm, ”a commercial motorcyclist told our correspondent.

Riots broke out following the incident as police fired tear gas canisters to disperse the crowd.

Meanwhile, not less than two persons died in another motor accident in Offa garage area of Ilorin, Kwara State Capital on Tuesday night where a truck and car ran into each other.

According to the report, the incident occurred at about 7:30 pm where a child was reportedly survive the accident but sustained minor injury and rushed to the hospital for treatment.

Officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps and Kwara Road Maintenance Agency were on the rescue mission at the time of filling this report.