BEVERLY HILLS, September 01, (THEWILL) –Â Two faithful were on Friday killed when a truck loaded with logs of wood from a forest rammed into a Muslim congregation observing this year Eid prayers to mark the annual Eid-el-Kabir celebration at Ijebu Igbo, Ogun State.
This was as a police officer was killed by a stray bullet in the melee that followed the incident, throwing the entire community into confusion and mourning.
Eye witness account says the truck had a break failure before ramming into the worshippers, leaving tens of others critically injured. The driver of the vehicle was said to have fled the scene afterwards.
A worshipper, Alh. Ademola Balogun told Daily Trust that he and his family members escaped deaths by whiskers, but, not so with his Toyota Tundra with number APP 995 DD, which was badly damaged.
“I do not see reason why these trucks should be allowed to operate today. Me and my family escaped this narrowly. As I speak to you three persons had died. It is very bad here this morning. The question is why should the truck be allowed to work today? Why?” Balogun queried.
According to the report, the death of the policeman happened when the sporadic gunshots by the policemen drafted to quell looming violent protest by worshippers against the truck and its owners hit one of them.
