Security

Traffic Gridlock On Kara Bridge As Three Tankers Go Up In Flames

By Web News 784

There was massive traffic on the Kara bridge end of the Lagos-Ibadan highway on Sunday morning after two fuel tankers and a gas tanker went up in flames around midnight.

As of the time of this report, the traffic had extended from the scene of the incident to Ketu and Ojota, making the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) advise motorists to seek alternative routes.

The three tankers said to be heading out of Lagos were said to have hit one another on top speed around midnight, causing a massive fire which is still on at the time of this report.

Despite efforts by the men of the Lagos fire service, the fire is still raging.

Adewumi Faniran

Crime

Covid-19: Oyo Police Arrest 20 Abidjan Returnees

By Web News 723

Commissioner of Police in Oyo state, Mr Shina Olukolu has called on the people of the state not to panic on the arrest of twenty Abidjan returnees intercepted yesterday evening (Wednesday 22nd April) on Lagos-Ibadan expressway.

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mr. Olugbenga Fadeyi affirmed this in an interview with Radio Nigeria.

Mr. Fadeyi said the arrested people have been transferred to Covid-19 test center in Adamasingba, Ibadan for testing before they could be released.

He said the people were coming from, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire despite the curfew and lockdown in the country to curtail the spread of Coronavirus.

The police spokesman, therefore, allayed the fear of residents of Oyo State as the police command was on top of the situation and called for their continuous support by giving out useful information.

Rasheedah Makinde