Friday, 16 October 2015

Bus Plunges Into River Passengers Died

According to report all passengers in an eighteen seater bus died when the plunged into the Arun River at Ogere, near Ijebu Ode in Ogun on 15th of October 2015.
The Public Information Officer of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, confirmed the incident. 

 He said in Lagos that rescue operation had begun. 

“A report has just reached NEMA that an 18-seater bus plunged into Arun River at Ogbere, after Ijebu Ode in Ogun.

“NEMA, in strong partnership with the Ogun State Government, Ijebu East Local Government Council, the Federal Road Safety Commission and the police have mobilised local volunteers and divers to begin recovery of the victims,’’ Farinloye said. 

He noted, however, that only two bodies had been recovered from the scene.

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