S. A: FOUR PEOPLE HAVE DIED AFTER A CAR WAS SWEPT AWAY AT AN OVERFLOWING BRIDGE IN THE MAKOTOPONG RIVER NEAR SEBAYENG.(PHOTO).

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 Four people have died after a car was swept away at an overflowing bridge in the Makotopong River near Sebayeng. Police recovered the bodies after a blue Renault Kwid carrying five occupants was pulled into the river during heavy water flow on Sunday morning, 8 March 2026. One passenger escaped from the vehicle and alerted police and emergency services. Police say the car was travelling along the Madiga–Makotopong gravel road when it overturned at the flooded bridge and was dragged into the river. The Provincial Search and Rescue team recovered the first body on Sunday. The victim was identified as Lebapa Petrus Mochitele, 27, from Madiga Village. EMS personnel declared him dead at the scene. Search operations resumed on Monday with the SAPS Water Wing Unit, EMS Search and Rescue, the Fire and Rescue Department, and an EMS helicopter. Teams located the submerged vehicle and recovered three more bodies. The victims were identified as Seobi Dikgale, 33, Betty Makokoane, 22, and Shel...

LAGOS ENFORCES THE USE OF EKO REFRIGERATED MEAT VANS IN APPROVED ABATTOIRS TODAY.

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        The operatives of the Lagos State Task Force today commenced the enforcement of the use of 'EKO Refrigerated Meat Vans' as the only authorised means of carrying processed meat in a hygienic way from approved slaughter houses and abattoirs to designated meat markets within the State.
Deputy Superintendent of Police and Acting Chairman of the Agency, Mr. Wilson Alaba, who led the enforcement operations at Oko-Oba Abattoir Markets, Agege, disclosed that many motorcycles, rickety vehicles and other unauthorised means of carrying processed meat were dislodged within the market.
He disclosed further that the enforcement operations became necessary to ensure that the reformation of the Red Meat and Meat Hygiene Law is enforced and that the meat consumed in Lagos is processed and transported in a wholesome and clean manner.
While noting that the enforcement teams were deployed to different approved abattoirs across the State, Alaba, however, enjoined members of the Butchers Association of Oko-Oba and other relevant stakeholders to immediately comply as anybody caught using unauthorised means of carrying processed meat within the State would be charged to court.
According to the Vice President Refrigerated Van (Agege) Cooperative Multipurpose Society Limited (Operator of Eko Meat Van), Alhaji Niniola Ramonu, the measures adopted by the State Government was to make sure that well-preserved processed meat is sold to members of the public.
He disclosed that using Eko Refrigerated Meat Vans to convey processed meat from approved slaughter houses and abattoirs would prevent the meat from being contaminated before getting to designated markets across the State.
Alhaji Kabiru Mohammed, who is also a member of the Butchers Association at Oko-Oba Abattoir Market, commended the government for protecting lives of the citizenry with the enforcement of the use of Eko Refrigerated Meat Vans.
He stated that accidents of motorcycles carrying meat on bridges and highways would now be a thing of the past.Recall that the Lagos State Government on Monday, July 17th, 2017 banned the use nylon bags, rickety vehicles and motorcycles for conveying meat to various designated markets across the State.

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