Tragedy struck at
Ikota area of Ajah community in Lagos State on Monday morning as four primary school pupils were feared crushed to death by a truck on the
Lekki-Ajah Expressway.One person was also reportedly hit by stray bullets from policemen who tried to disperse angry villagers who protested on the expressway, asking for the presence of the Lagos State governor before the road would be reopened.
The villagers unanimously blamed the Monday killings on the non-availability of a pedestrian bridge for thousands of residents and indigenes of the village, including hapless school pupils who cross the road almost daily.
It was gathered that students of Ikota Primary School were trying to cross the expressway when a water tanker, with the registration number SZ 87 JJJ, rammed into the school children. Three of the pupils reportedly died in the process, prompting serious protest from residents of the village, and hoodlums took advantage of the situation to take the law into their own hands.
The situation resulted in a serious commotion as the angry crowd blocked the ever busy expressway, calling for Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola to visit the area before the state would be reopened.
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So sad,pls governor Fashola let a pedestrian bridge be constructed on d express
ReplyDelete@ Raphael am suprise you are not shouting as a mad man u are!!! They will not construct pedestrian bridge,the will use the money for Intercontinental Hotel for themself and their children,leaving the the children of the poor to die like fowl.We must vote APC out of power come 2015.
DeleteIf it is toll gate APC abi ACN will construct first so that they will collect money,we will indeed vote u people again so that this time around ,we will become slaves to Tinubu and his Children ,These Children's will be crying against u people
ReplyDeleteSome Reporters and Journalese! Why is tragedy always 'striking'?
ReplyDeleteImagine dem building pedestrian bridge at VGC,who need it most, is it the richman that has it's car in VGC or the poor man that walk with it's leg.even though they can't build briidge let them instal a traffic control light for zebra crossing....shikeena.
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