Four Crushed To Death In Ilaro, Irate Youths Seize Vehicle

At least, four persons were reportedly crushed to death, Thursday in  Ilaro, headquarters of Yewa South local government area of Ogun state,  when a cement laden articulated vehicle  belonging to Dangote Cement Company, allegedly  rammed into them.

The truck, which registration number could not be ascertained, was said to have crushed a commercial motorcyclist and three passengers on the bike along the Udoji-Sabo Road which runs through the back of the local government secretariat in the town.

According to an eyewitness account, the death of the four persons sparked off a violent reaction from the youths, who had gathered at the scene of the accident and seized the driver of the truck.

The quick intervention of the policemen, who raced to the scene, it was gathered, saved the driver from being lynched by the irate youths.

While the driver of the truck was whisked away by the police, the source further informed our correspondent that the angry mob vented their anger on another truck loaded with cement product which bore the same inscription of the cement company.

The driver of the truck, however, escaped from the mob but left the truck at the scene.

This development, however, forced the mob to set the two trucks ablaze after which they went on protest, chanting songs that the company must relocate away from the area.

When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Muyiwa Adejobi confirmed the incident.

Adejobi, who disclosed that the police had commenced investigations into the matter, added that normalcy had since returned to the town.