BREAKING: Many Feared Dead, Injured As Customs CG’s Convoy Crashes In Abuja
Two operatives of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) were feared dead on Tuesday night in Abuja when the convoy of the Comptroller General of NCS, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi was involved in a ghastly accident.
The accident occurred at the Diamond Bank junction along Ademola Adetokunbo crescent in Abuja at about 5: 30 pm.
According to eyewitnesses, the accident happened due to the high speed of the convoy of the custom’s boss which interrupted traffic on the busy road. Despite the fact that it was a rush hour, the Custom boss’ convoy was said to have ignored the traffic light and was blaring siren while outriders sped around the busy road in bid to “clear road.”
A Toyota Hilux carrying escort guards on the CG’s convoy collided with a Mercedes Benz GLE driven by a yet to be identified lady and summersaulted. Two of the escort guards who were thrown on the road were later confirmed dead in the hospital, according to one of the officers of the NCS who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
Several operatives of the NCS sustained varied degrees of injuries as they were all thrown off as the Hilux lost control, hit a street light and subsequently summersaulted.
The accident disrupted traffic on the busy road for several hours. The identity of the victims were not immediately available. Operatives of Road Traffic Control of the Nigerian Police, however, swiftly arrived and cleared the road.
