A Lady’s corpse was found on the ground close to Zuma Rock
Posted by opeyemi 270 days ago (Editorial)
The corpse stayed on the road for hours without the police or Niger State sanitation
Officials removing it.
A witness at the scene said the woman might have been strangled to death by 'one chance’ operators or probably was knocked down by a hit and run driver.
A policeman at the incident scene said efforts are on to get a van to take the corpse to a mortuary.
He said investigation will commence as soon as an investigating police officer is appointed to handle the case.
A similar male corpse was found at NICON junction over the weekend but witness in the area said the man was crushed to death by a hit and run driver.
Musa Munkailu, the witness, said the victim tried to cross the expressway when a vehicle on top speed crushed and killed him instantly.
He said the driver of the vehicle did not stop, while bystanders rushed into the road to remove the corpse which already had broken parts.
“Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) officials were immediately informed about the incident and are coming, “he said.
An FRSC official confirmed that the corpse was evacuated and also another death recorded at Kugbo, when a truck crushed an Audi car.
He said while the car was over taking the truck, the truck’s tyre pulled out and it fell on top of the vehicle killing the driver, who was the only occupant inside.
Daily Trust Wednesday December 9th 2009
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