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The Ojodu incident… How it happened… 1/

Eye Witness, Mrs Adejoke narrates

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Driver after driving recklessly and hit the kids, he did not wait, he sped off and he was given a hot chase … according to Mrs Adejoke … 2/

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Even after hitting the kids, driver refused to stop, policemen gave him a hot chase on bike so that he won’t escape …. 3/
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UPDATE: Lagos State Govt sympathizes with parents & students over the accident that occurred in Ojodu, noting that 2 students were confirmed dead on the spot while the remaining 12 students, 7 Females & 5 Males are recuperating having sustained varying degrees of injuries.
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The State Government will be responsible for the medical expenses of all these students.

The Government also confirmed that some students who had slight injuries have been discharged.
The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babjide Olusola Sanwo-Olu commiserates with the parents who lost their children in the incident. He understands that this is a difficult time for them, praying that the Lord will comfort them.
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“I commiserate with the parents, management, staff and students of Ojodu Grammar school over this unfortunate death of our students, whose lives were cut short by a truck driver yesterday” - Governor @jidesanwoolu

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"The sad incident has left me devastated since yesterday because it is terrible to hear about the death of innocent children, especially in a clearly avoidable circumstance like what happened yesterday” - Governor @jidesanwoolu
"As a parent, words cannot express how shattered I was when I learnt about the incident. No one's life, including those vibrant students, who were returning from where they had gone to learn for a better future, deserved to be ended in that manner” - Governor @jidesanwoolu
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UPDATE: The General Manager of Lagos State Traffic Management Authourity (@followlastma), Bolaji Oreagba has categorically disowned the unsubstantiated allegation that officials of the agency were involved in the unfortunate truck accident yesterday at Ojodu

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Oreagba averred that” from the reports we received on the incidence, the driver is believed to have lost control of the vehicle, probably because of mechanical reasons. The police are investigating the matter; the public should await their report".
LASTMA does not have a traffic management duty post around the accident scene. And all patrol personnel had reported back to base for daily parade as at the time the accident occurred leaving only those at their traffic management posts”, Oreagba noted.
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