From OKEY SAMPSON, Aba
Eight persons died on Friday, while five others were seriously injured in Aba, commercial hub of Abia State, following a multiple road accident. The accident, which occurred on the bridgehead of Aba River in Ogbor Hill area, involved a tipper lorry, a trailer, one bus and three commercial tricycles (Keke NAPEP) Sunday Sun gathered that the accident occurred when the tipper lorry with registration number ABIA: 555 UNC, which was loaded with gravel and was descending the hill towards the city centre, had brake failure and the driver lost control. The vehicle rammed into another vehicle and the tricycles that were held up in a traffic jam.
The other vehicles involved in the accident included a trailer with registration number LAGOS: XR 912 LSR, belonging to Flour Mills of Nigeria Limited and an Abia Line network bus. The incident, which occurred around 5 p.m., an eyewitness said, claimed the lives of eight persons who died on the spot, while five others with injuries were rushed to hospital. According to the eyewitness, among the dead were two persons in the bus coming from Umuahia, which was the first to be hit by the tipper lorry, while the remaining six persons were inside the three Keke NAPEP that were smashed beyond repairs.
Some people, who spoke with our reporter, blamed the incessant accidents that happen within the area on bad state of the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway, which increased the volume of traffic on the Ikot-Ekpene and Umuoba/ New Umuahia roads, which now serves as the only route from Aba. It would be recalled that for sometime now, many lives have been lost on that spot as a result of accidents occasioned by bad roads, and the nearby abattoir where cows compete with vehicles on the Aba River slope.
A traffic warden, who was at the scene of the incident and who did not want his name mentioned, told Sunday Sun he was unable to know the number of persons that died on the spot because, according to him, he could not withstand the flow of blood from victims of the accident.
This is how governor T. A. Orji want it to be. He is systematically killing the people in the state. But he is making noise telling people that he has worked all the roads in Aba. God must surely punish him.
T.a orji ure d best governor in eastern part of nigeria but try work even china/dubai roads lyk ur Godfather did,this accident wil not occur lyk this.d blood of those victim are in ur head,non sense man(LAZY MAN)
WE VOTED HIM IN AND HE IS GRADUALLY KILLING US. MY HAPPINESS IS THAT ALL THAT MONEY WILL DISAPPEAR WITHIN A “TWIGGLE OF AN EYE. DUALIASATION OF FEDERAL ROAD BEING CONTRUCTED BY ABIA STATE GOVERNMENT”. WHERE? MAYBE IN HEAVEN WHERE WE HAVE ANOTHER ABIA STATE. WICKED MAN. UR SINS WILL CATCH UP WITH U. LOOK AT HOW HE RENDERED PEOPLE USELESS AT THE UMUAHIA INDUSTRIAL MARKET THIS WEEKEND. PENSIONERS ARE NOW FORGETTEN, WORKERS, THAT ONE NA CLOSE CHAPTER. T.A. ORJI MAY YOUR SOUL REST IN PEACE.
so sad!
May their soul rise in peace but to you mr governor just kown that you are no go remain there forever
by next election abians you people are now going to learn your lessons,like imo state did,during there last general election,next time abians they will not collect money from any body again,abaians is time to be wise.
our leaders should know that God gave them d position to work for d masses and they shall give account of their doings before God.
Chief Emeka Nwogu, Chief Enyinnaya Abaribe, Chief Nkechi Nwaogu, Chief Achor Nwankama your days are numbered.
What happened when all of you went with the moron governor, TA to Ghana? Non of you could say Ndewonu Umunne nde Ngwa. Non of you will smell the sit and of cause PDP must fail in Abia State come 1915.
You all should be ashamed of your only town Aba.
chai..any person that knows Aba before and went back to that jungle now will cry for the people living in Aba..T.A ORJI must surely pay for these deaths only just for one if not here on earth then it will be before God…just imagine there is no place for cars to come inside Aba or go out again for what still this old cargo will go on the radio to tell the world that he has done this and that..do you think that you can fool people in this modern time again idiot governor? just watch your steps because we will ask you so many questions after your tenure in Abia State!!!
That is result of bad governance from that beast (t a orji) but the wrath of God shall befall him. A disgraced dude
May their soul rest in peace.but 2 dat foolish,nit-wit,idotic animal called himself T.A Orji just kwn this at the back of ur mind that as this people are giveing a definit funeral.U ARE ALSO Celebrating ur own funeral.AS THEIR Various family are in tears and agony so shall ur family wil be ontil u repent frm ur evil deeds.wickend fool!!
Its not just to rant nd rave abians. We have made d mistake now is d time to correct it watever u can do to make t a orji nd his group to feetl wat we r feeling do it. Lets 4 once 4get MY SHOP, MY LAND ND MY BUSNESS. Group 2geda nd free ourselves. HE STILL HAS 2 YRS PLUS IF WE WAIT TILL DEN WE WILL ALL BE DEAD.
nothing concern gov inside this case why cant the drivers drive slowly… and carefully .. and peson in a hurry will never get to his destination