FG ANNOUNCES TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF OWERRI AIRPORT FOR RUNWAY REHABILITATION. (PHOTO).

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 FG ANNOUNCES TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF OWERRI AIRPORT FOR RUNWAY REHABILITATION  The  Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has announced the temporary closure of the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, Owerri, to allow for major runway rehabilitation works. A statement by the  Minister says the closure has become necessary to improve safety and operational efficiency at the airport, ahead of the Christmas travel season. It adds that the rehabilitation project is a joint partnership between the Federal Government and the Imo State Government, and will involve repairs to deteriorated sections of the runway, treatment of surface cracks, filling of potholes, resurfacing, and extension works to accommodate larger aircraft. The Minister disclosed that he had earlier spoken with the Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodimma, who, along with other critical stakeholders in the South-East, agreed on the need for the temporary closure. The airport i...

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.


“According 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 it’s side when the vehicle got to a failed portion of the road. 


“The PMS poured on the floor  of the bus and later dropped on exhaust pipe and caused the vehicle to catch fire on transit” 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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