Kogi Vows To Stop ‘Devil Drivers’ After Truck Killed 23 In Lokoja

The Kogi State government on Wednesday, vowed to curtail reckless driving by truck drivers in the state.

The government was reacting to Wednesday morning’s fire accident involving a petrol truck, which occurred at Felele area of Lokoja, the state capital.

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The accident claimed the lives of 23 persons, including seven school children.

The accident occurred when an Abuja bound fuel tanker had a brake failure and in the process fell down at a spot close to GT Plaza and spilled its content on the road, which immediately ignited fire.

The fire engulfed the entire spot and extended to other parts of the area, including a major bus stop where school children , workers and other people were waiting to board vehicles to their various destinations.

In a facebook post published on his facebook page, the State Deputy Governor, Edward Onoja, blamed the accident on the driver’s recklessness.

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He titled the post “DEATH AND THE DEVIL DRIVERS”

Onoja added that if truck drivers could not slow down at busy intersections, then the government must find a way to handle their recklessness.

He said: “One man’s recklessness behind the wheels of a truck sent 23 innocent souls back to their creator in one premature morning. Crushed and mangled bodies, arrested in mid-business, dismembered and burning in the infernal melée. 

“It was a gory sight. Strong men broke down and babbled like babies. I wept. Lokoja wept. Kogi wept.

“The recklessness of these truck drivers who fly like demons on assignment from hell needs to be curtailed. It will be curtailed. If they cannot observe the niceties of slowing down at busy intersections, then we will just have to device means of containing their madness.”

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He condoled with families of those who lost their lives in the accident and prayed that their souls rest in peace.

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