PIONEER NASARAWA CAN CHAIR, ANDRAWUS AUTA, DIES AGED 95.(PHOTO).

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  Pioneer Nasarawa CAN Chair, Andrawus Auta, Dies Aged 95 A renowned Baptist missionary and the pioneer Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN in Nasarawa State, Rev. Andrawus Ahmadu Auta, is dead.  He died on Friday in Jos after a brief illness at the age of 95.  The deceased who known for the Christian programme (Shirin Amsa da Tambuyoyi adini Christa) on NBS(radio station) every Sunday by 8pm hails from Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State.  Until his demise, he fellowship with the Emmanuel Baptist Church, Tudun Gwandara, Lafia.

18 PASSENGERS BURNT TO DEATH IN IJEBU-ODE/ORE EXPRESSWAY. (PHOTO).


 18 PASSENGERS BURNT TO DEATH IN IJEBU-ODE/ORE EXPRESSWAY



A total of 18 passengers have been burnt to death in Ogbere, Ijebu East Local Government Area along the busy Ijebu-Ode/Ore Express Way.


The lone accident involved a Toyota Hiace,with registration  number XA 690AKU.


While all  the passengers  burnt beyond recognition, the driver escaped with injuries.


The Public Relations Officer of the Ogun state Traffic  Compliance and Enforcement  Agency, Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed the death of the 18 passengers in a statement in Abeokuta on Tuesday.


He said that the accident was caused by a fire from a jerry can filled with petrol.


ā€œAccording to eye witness account and this  was corroborated by the driver, there was a keg full Petroleum Motor Spirit  inside the bus, it fell on itā€™s side when the vehicle got to a failed portion of the road. 


ā€œThe PMS poured on the floor  of the bus and later dropped on exhaust pipe and caused the vehicle to catch fire on transitā€ he said.


He said that the partially burnt driver was rescued to Rona Hospital in Ijebu Ode, while the  dead were deposited at State Hospital Mortuary, Ijebu Ode.


Akinbiyi who commiserated with the families of the deceased urged drivers to avoid storing fuel in their vehicles.

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