A Toyota Corolla Car of Golden colour with Registration No: Lagos APP 544 ET was said to have lost control and found inside the river at Abattoir Bridge, Sobi Road, Akerebiata Area, Ilorin. The actual time the incident occurred was not known but the rear tyre of the car was discovered to be exposed to the view of passers-by last night. The information gathered was that the incident occurred due to the heavy down pour of early hours of Friday 30/09/2022.
The rescue operation began early this morning (today Saturday 01/10/2022) at about 0810hrs. The corpse of one of the victims was found and recovered from the scene and immediately taken to a mortuary. Further searching continued this afternoon. The car was removed from the river and corpse of other two victims inside the car were recovered. The three victims involved in the accident were later identified as follows:
1) Sheikh Abdulganiyu Nuraini (popularly called Alfa Gani Aboto)
2) Alfa Azeez Omoekun
3) Alfa Nurudeen.
The corpse of Sheikh Aboto is being taking to his country home Aboto, ASA LGA of Kwara State as at time of filing this report while that of the third person had been taken to Ilorin Muslim Cemetery for funeral according to the Islamic right.
The personnel of NSCDC Akerebiata Division, NPF and Kwara State Fire Service were involved in the rescue operations.
Above is for your information sir.
D.O. Akerebiata
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