Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Ododo, has issued a call for travelers to avoid night journeys and emphasized the importance of maintaining passenger information at transportation terminals.
Nigerian Tribune on Monday reported that a tragic accident at the Obajana market on Sunday night, claimed the lives of 13 bus passengers and left two others injured.
Governor Ododo, in his message extended his condolences to the families of the victims and assured them that the state government would not abandon them during this difficult time.
Upon receiving reports of the accident upon his return to Lokoja on Monday, the governor in a statement by his Special Adviser on MediaIsmaila Isah, said Ododo expressed deep concern about the incident.
The accident occurred when an articulated truck collided with a parked passenger bus at the Obajana market late Sunday night, resulting in a devastating inferno that caused significant loss of lives and property in the area.
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According to the Governor, “I am disturbed that this accident resulted in loss of lives and damage to property in the area.
I sympathize with the families of those who lost their lives and the survivors and I promise that we shall not abandon them in their moment of grief.”
Governor Ododo commended emergency management services in the state for rising to the occasion and dealing with the aftermath of the accident.
“Let me also commend the Federal Road Safety Commission and other agencies for their quick response, but again I want to urge Nigerians to avoid night travels and for transporters in the state to preserve passenger manifest at bus terminals to enable easy identification when there are situations like this,” the Governor stated.
