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JUST IN: Protest Erupts In Abia As Truck Crash Kills Over Eighteen People
- Protest erupts after a truck crashes into a bus at a police checkpoint in Abia State, killing at least eighteen people.
- Residents demand the return of the police officers on duty at the checkpoint and vow to continue protesting until Governor Alex Otti visits the scene.
- The road is blocked by bus drivers and other motorists calling for justice for the victims.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a protest erupted on Thursday morning after at least eighteen people were killed in an accident at a police checkpoint in the Lokpanta area of Abia State.
Reports indicate that an 18-seater commercial bus was waiting for police clearance at the checkpoint along the Umuahia-Enugu axis of the Port Harcourt-Enugu Highway when a truck driver lost control and crashed into the bus, killing the driver and all passengers.
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The tragic incident sparked a protest, with residents demanding that the police officers on duty at the checkpoint be brought back to the scene.
They vowed not to stop the protest unless the state governor, Alex Otti, visits the scene.
Truck Crash
An eyewitness, Bananas Okereke, told The Nation by phone that the bodies of victims still littered the scene at 8:20 am.
He said: “The road is blocked by protesting bus drivers and other motorists who are asking that the policemen who caused the accident be brought back to the scene.”
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“Colleagues of the bus driver and other road users have taken over the road, demanding Justice for the victims. They vowed to remain there until Governor Alex Otti visits the scene.”
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