Tragedy in Edo: Woman, child, motorcyclist crushed to death

Three people including a woman and her child were on Tuesday crushed to death by a truck on Auchi-Okpella Highway in Auchi, Edo.
According to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), the accident occurred when the speeding truck lost control and crushed a motorcyclist, the woman and her child.

The Unit Commander of FRSC, Mrs Achibong Nseobot, told newsmen in Auchi that the truck ran over the motorcycle carrying the woman and her child.
``The tipper with registration no. Edo XA 503 AFZ was heading to Okene and ran into a motorcycle coming from the opposite direction, killing the rider, the woman and her child.

``The driver, in an attempt to escape, was apprehended by angry youths, who handed him over to the police,’’ she said.
The official said the remains of the victims had been deposited at the mortuary, while efforts were being made to contact their families.
Nseobot warned motorists in the area particularly those of articulated vehicles against reckless driving.



Photo shows a truck (not the truck involved in the said accident)

Edo Woman commits suicide after baby dedication

A 35- year old woman identified as Ejobosele Okoruwa has committed suicide hours after dedicating her three- month old baby in a church.

Okoruwa’s body was found dangling in her bedroom. She used her wrapper as rope to commit the act.

The deceased residence at Ekpoma in Esan West Local Government of Edo State was filled with sympathisers who went to see the dangling body.

Husband of the deceased, Mr. Okoruwa told journalists that he slept in the sitting room with two of his children while the wife slept in the bedroom with their eldest daughter and baby.

Okoruwa said it was a shout from his daughter at about 2am that woke him up only to see his wife lifeless body dangling.

He said his wife’s recent behaviour indicated that she was depressed but that it did not occur to him that she would take her life.

“She exhibited some strange behaviours. She was moody, sometimes she will just be looking at one direction. When you call her she won’t respond and after several calls, she will respond with a shock.

“I tried to enquire from her to know if she had any problem bothering her but she said she was okay. There was a time she told my eldest daughter to take care of the children that she would be going away.

“I thought she was abandoning the marriage, I pleaded and she promised to stay. She equally complained of some health problems. I asked her to go for test which she did,” the husband said.

Information from The Nation newspaper was used in this report.