Chaos erupted on Thursday morning in the Oja Oba neighborhood of Ilorin, in the Ilorin West Local Government area of Kwara state, as a result of an accident involving a Federal Correctional Service Hilux Van and a few commercial motorcycle riders known as Okada riders.
According to reports, the catastrophe claimed the lives of four people and injured two more.
Following the collision, the locals staged a demonstration that resulted in the vandalism of one of the convoy’s vehicles. The prisoners inside were promptly taken out of the vehicle by the police and placed under guard at the “C” division of Oja Oba police station.
Despite the claims of four fatalities made by the locals, Frederick Ade Ogidan, the Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, who verified the incident, stated that no lives were lost in the collision and that the victims were critically hurt and receiving medical attention in the hospital.
Due to the commotion, security personnel from the state service and the police were sent to the scene. They sealed off the area surrounding the Ilorin palace and barred the routes to the markets in Oja Oba, Isale Oja, Idi Ape, and Ago.
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