Tragedy As 2 Brothers Reportedly Die in Abia Deputy Speaker’s Convoy ‘Fatal’ Crash
- A fatal road accident involving the convoy of Abia deputy speaker, Austin Okezie Meregini, has reportedly claimed two lives
- The deceased, two brothers, were returning from their relative's burial ceremony when the crash occurred
- While a source who pleaded anonymity shared further details about the deceased, the Deputy Speaker has cleared the air regarding the fatal incident
Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.
Two persons have been reported dead in an auto-crash involving the convoy of the Abia state deputy speaker, Hon. Austin Okezie Meregini.
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As reported by The Nation on Saturday, August 30, the accident, which happened at the Obehie axis of the popular Enugu-Umuahia-Aba-Port Harcourt Expressway, left other occupants of the deputy speaker’s convoy badly injured as the driver risks paralysis, except for urgent spinal surgery by a team of medical experts.
While two died on the spot, other injured occupants of the affected SUV -- identified as members of the deputy speaker’s security detail -- are currently receiving treatment at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Umuahia, the state capital.
Abia deputy speaker's convoy accident victims
The two brothers who died in the accident were identified as Ifeanyi Maduako, aged 45, and Onyedi Obasi, aged 35, from Ehime Mbano local government area of Imo state.
Maduako and Obasi were said to have visited home for the burial of their relative and were preparing to go back to their bases when the unfortunate incident happened.
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A source said:
“They came back from overseas to come and do their mother’s burial.
“One of them came back from Gambia and the other one from Philistines. They were on their way back when the ugly incident happened.
“One of the deceased persons has a child, while the other one has two children.
“There is no official cause of the accident, but we learnt that the convoy of the Abia State government official were said to be on high speed.
“It is for police and Federal Road Safety to tell the public how it happened. But like I said, information available has it that the state Assembly official’s convoy rammed into their car, resulting not just the accident, but the loss of lives,” said a source who preferred anonymity.
As of the time of filing this report, the Abia state police command and the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state had yet to release an official statement regarding the tragic incident.
Reacting, the deputy speaker, who debunked being in the convoy, said that the convoy team were coming back from an errand in Port Harcourt, Rivers state.
The office of the deputy speaker has issued a clarification regarding the accident.
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Gunmen kill policemen attached to assembly leader
In another development, Legit.ng reported that a tragedy occurred in Imo state as police escorts attached to the majority leader of Ebonyi state House of Assembly, Hon. Kingsley Ikoro, were gunned down.
Reports making the rounds on Monday, August 4, showed that the gunmen attacked Hon. Ikoro's convoy while travelling through the volatile Okigwe axis in Imo state.
Proofreading by James Ojo, copy editor at Legit.ng.
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