The Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari and Anambra State Governor Willie Obiano to save the city from more tragic incidents.
The monarch’s appeal came after two people escaped death after a container fell off an articulated vehicle in Onitsha on Monday.
However, the victims – the driver of the vehicle and a woman – sustained injuries.
Last week, some people died and property worth millions of naira destroyed after the driver of a petrol tanker lost control in the Upper Iweka area of the city, while another tanker carrying petrol fell and caught fire along the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway, damaging vehicles.
Spokesman for the police in the state, Haruna Mohammed, who confirmed Monday’s incident, said no life was lost.
Mohammed said the injured driver and woman, who were taken to hospital, had been responding to treatment.
The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps in the state, Andrew Kumapayi, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the accident occurred about 8.30am.
Kumapayi said the 20-feet container fell off a Mercedes 911 articulated vehicle and damaged a Volkswagen Golf car with number plate AU 813 NSH which it fell on.
Achebe lamented the incidents, calling for help.
He said, “I share the grief of all those affected and thank everyone, including President Muhammadu Buhari, Governor Willie Obiano, my fellow traditional rulers, leaders in the public and private sectors, and a host of other citizens for their instant and massive expression of sympathy and solidarity.”
“In May 2015, a tanker laden with petrol lost control and exploded in the same vicinity of the latest accident, killing about 60 people.
“In February 2017, another tanker laden with petrol crashed into the Mobil Petrol Station on the DMGS Roundabout and the consequent fire destroyed homes and offices Thankfully, no life was lost.”
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