An angry mob comprising mostly youths in Saki, a town in Oyo State, on Monday, burnt a truck conveying cattle out of the town, for crushing a boy, Ayuba Raji, to death.
The boy was said to be the younger brother of a popular Yoruba presenter and musician, Monsurat Raji.
According to SaharaReporters, the deceased was was riding a motorcycle when the incident occurred.
The accident happened at Challenge junction, along a road under construction in the town.
Kazeem Adeniyi, a resident of the town, told reporters in Ibadan, the state capital, on Tuesday, that an ongoing road construction in the town was responsible for the accident.
He also said motorists are fond of driving against the traffic on the road, which he said had caused many crashes in recent times.
The publication said an advocate of Saki Town Development, Adekunle Lawal, popularly known as Saki First, condemned contractors handling the Saki dual carriageway.
He blamed the handling of the project for many of the crashes occurring in the area.
“Yesterday, Monday, 11th of January, 2021, around 10pm, an accident occurred at Challenge junction which claimed the life of a boy, Ayuba Raji, who was the younger brother of a popular Yoruba presenter and musician, Monsurat Raji. The boy was riding a motorcycle when he was hit by a truck transporting cows out of Saki,” he said.
“An angry mob burnt the truck. It was late before Saki First (Lawal) could get in touch with the police to prevent more damage from being done. Speeding and reckless driving are what we know those cow transporters for. It’s now the right time for us to ensure the Federal Road Safety Corps trains people properly on how to drive. We took the step last year but the COVID-19 pandemic prevented us from going ahead with it.
“We commiserate with the family of the deceased; the contractors need to do something urgently too. That was the second accident in just three months.”
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