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REPORTER'S DIARY: How 'Korope' Drivers Endanger The Lives of Passengers in Osogbo

A korope showing a deflating front tyre  Following two separate incidents where drivers of commercial transportation minibuses, popularly called 'Korope' failed to observe safety standard, this reporter decided to write in order to alert the concerned authorities and the public on how some 'Korope' drivers in Osogbo are beginning to endanger the lives of their passengers in Osogbo, Osun state capital. If adequate safety measures are taken, road accidents can occasionally be avoided. However, when safety regulations are disregarded, avoidable incidents can turn into fatal accidents for drivers and other road users. In Osogbo, the Osun state capital, 'Korope' is a name given to an eight-seater minibus that is used for public transportation. The minibuses play a major role in the public transport system in Osogbo, as many passengers depend on them for movement from one place to another. This commercial minibus also helps businessmen and women in conveying their goo...

Gunmen kill admission seeker, raze Osun palace

 




Tragedy stuck in Okanla community in Irepodun Local Government Area of Osun State on Sunday as some men bearing arms stormed the palace of Olokanla of Okanla, killed an admission seeker, Ibrahim Qudus, before setting the building ablaze.

Uncle to the deceased, Jimoh Qadri, who spoke to PUNCH Metro, said the assailants were led by a man identified simply as Naim, who was the only one among the attackers that did not cover his face during the incident.

Qadri, who could not give a reason for the attack, said the perpetrators had initially stormed his personal house, and met his absence before they proceeded to his father’s house, late Oba Jimoh Adigun, the Olokanla of Okanla, that he used as palace before his demise.

He said, “I was not at home, but my wife called me that gunmen numbering about 20 had stormed my house in Okanla area very early on Sunday. She told me they all covered their faces, but one of them bearing Naim did not cover his face and my wife saw him. The attackers were after me and they searched around the house.

“When they could not find me around, they vandalised the building and proceeded to my family house, where my late father, Olokanla of Okanla used as his palace. It was there they saw Qudus, a son to my elder brother, who was living in Ibadan, until he recently returned home to seek university admission, after writing UTME.

“He was killed and they put his corpse in my car parked within the premises and set the vehicle ablaze. They also set the palace ablaze. The reason behind the attack is not known to me. But it may not be unconnected to the tussle over land in our area. The family is pleading with the security agencies to ensure the perpetrators of this crime are apprehended.”

When contacted, the Osun Police Command spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola, who said the Commissioner of Police, Kehinde Longe, had visited the scene of the crime, added that more operatives had been deployed to the area.

“Someone was burnt with a car around Okanla, the area is between Ifon and Ilobu. We have deployed our men to the area to forestall further breakdown of law and order. The Commissioner of Police has visited the scene,” Opalola stated.

Credit: Punch

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