• About
  • Advertise
  • Contact
Friday, October 3, 2025
  • Login
Vital News
  • Frontpage
  • Business
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • National
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • More
    • Crime
    • Judiciary
    • Security
No Result
View All Result
  • Frontpage
  • Business
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • National
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • More
    • Crime
    • Judiciary
    • Security
No Result
View All Result
Vital News
No Result
View All Result
Home News

5 Die As Car Plunges Into Canal In Kogi

Vital News by Vital News
May 27, 2023
in News
0
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

 

Lokoja – Five persons, including four occupants of a car died when a car in which they were travelling plunged into a canal in Kogi State.

The fifth victim was a fisherman who died while trying to rescue one of the occupants of the car that plunged into the canal.

The incident happened at Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State at about 4.30 p.m. on Friday.

Mr Pius Kolawale, Chairman, Yagba West Local Government confirmed the incident.

RelatedStories

Kogi Vows Strict Enforcement Of Ban On Illegal Trailer Parks From October 29

Realnews Announces Theme, Date For It’s 13th Anniversary Lecture

Yakubu Gowon University Honours Deputy Commissioner Of Police, Hakeem Adedeji, For Hard Work, Dedication

Engineer Urges Nigeria To Invest In Aerospace Technology To Tackle Insecurity, Modernise Aviation

“Among the dead are three ladies and two men, including the fisherman,” Kolawole said

According to him, the good Samaritan fisherman had successfully aided one of the occupants of the car to escape death but got drowned after.

He described the incident as very sad and unfortunate.

“The five of them were coming from Oga Community on their way to Lokoja but unfortunately just along the canal, where there is a very sharp corner, they lost control and went straight into the canal.

“Only one of the occupants of the car escaped while four died, including three ladies.

“The fifth person that died was a good samaritan, a fisherman, who tried to save them but died in the process,” he said.

Kolawale said that when the incident happened at about 4.30 p.m. on Friday, he put a call to the Council’s Divisional Police Officer (DPO), who came with his men and took the corpses to a morgue.

“Already, family members of the deceased have come and to take their corpses today for burial.

“That very road where the incident happened is that of Niger River Basin Authority solely for the maintenance of the dam but people travelling from Oga to Lokoja take advantage of it to cross over to Ebira and continue their journey to Lokoja as a shortcut,” he said.

The chairman appealed to the road users, especially motorists, to drive with care and avoid speed violations while plying the very road.

The state FRSC Sector Commander, Stephen Dawulung, also confirmed the accident, describing it as “very unfortunate.”

Dawulung said that the road was not a conventional one but that because of the advantage it offered to travellers as a short route, they keep playing it.

The FRSC sector commander called on motorists to always ensure obey traffic rules and regulations to avoid loss of lives and property. (NAN/vitalnewsngr.com)

 

 

Tags: canalplungeriveryagba
Previous Post

Security Operatives Rescue 10 Kidnapped Travellers From Kogi Forest

Next Post

Full Text Of President Muhammadu Buhari’s Farewell Speech

Vital News

Vital News

RelatedStories

Kogi Vows Strict Enforcement Of Ban On Illegal Trailer Parks From  October 29
News

Kogi Vows Strict Enforcement Of Ban On Illegal Trailer Parks From October 29

October 2, 2025
National

Realnews Announces Theme, Date For It’s 13th Anniversary Lecture

October 2, 2025
Yakubu Gowon University Honours Deputy Commissioner Of Police, Hakeem Adedeji,  For Hard Work, Dedication
Education

Yakubu Gowon University Honours Deputy Commissioner Of Police, Hakeem Adedeji, For Hard Work, Dedication

October 2, 2025
FG Cancels Independence Anniversary Parade
Aviation

Engineer Urges Nigeria To Invest In Aerospace Technology To Tackle Insecurity, Modernise Aviation

October 2, 2025
Police Begin Manhunt For Killers Of Three Officers, Two Vigilante In Kogi
News

Bandits Kidnap Police Officer In Kwara

October 2, 2025
Next Post
2023 Elections So Transparent, I’ve Fulfilled Pledge To Leave Legacy Of Free, Fair Elections – Buhari

Full Text Of President Muhammadu Buhari's Farewell Speech

2023 Elections : Kano Will Repeat 1993 Presidential Election – Gov Ganduje

Ganduje Hands Over Power To Abba Yusuf Sunday, May 28

Armed Hoodlums Invade, Sack Amuludun FM Radio Station In Ibadan

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Follow Us

Recommended

President Tinubu Honours Wole Soyinka, Names National Theatre After Him

President Tinubu Honours Wole Soyinka, Names National Theatre After Him

1 year ago
UNICEF Raises Alarm Again Over 18.3million Out Of School Children In Nigeria

UNICEF Raises Alarm Again Over 18.3million Out Of School Children In Nigeria

1 year ago
Ogun Govt Disowns Online Cash Palliative Message

Ogun’s N5bln Intervention Palliative Impacting Lives Of Residents – Akinmade

2 years ago
ADC  Guber Candidate, Abejide Appeals To Kogi Indigenes To Support Gov. Ododo

ADC  Guber Candidate, Abejide Appeals To Kogi Indigenes To Support Gov. Ododo

1 year ago

Instagram

    Please install/update and activate JNews Instagram plugin.

Categories

  • Agriculture/ Water/ Mineral
  • Aviation
  • Business
  • Crime
  • Culture
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Environment
  • Football
  • Foreign
  • Gender
  • Health
  • Judiciary
  • Labour
  • Maritime/ Marine Transport
  • National
  • News
  • Oil & Gas
  • Opinion
  • Opinion
  • Politics
  • Power
  • Religion
  • Security
  • Sports
  • Tourism
  • Transport
  • Uncategorized

Topics

Abiodun Abuja APC arrest Atiku Bandits Bello Benue Buhari CBN cement Court Dangote death dies drugs Economy EFCC Election elections FG gunmen Hajj INEC Kano kidnap Kill Kogi Kwara Lagos NDLEA Niger Nigeria Ododo Ogun Oyo PDP Police Power refinery rescue road Security students Tinubu
No Result
View All Result

Highlights

Engineer Urges Nigeria To Invest In Aerospace Technology To Tackle Insecurity, Modernise Aviation

Bandits Kidnap Police Officer In Kwara

Death Toll In Ibaji Boat Mishap Rises To 36

Arrest of 147 Terrorists In One Week, Confirms Tinubu Is Boosting Troops’ Morale – Group ‎

Fubara Sacks Commissioners, SSG, SAs, SSAs

2027 : Group Holds Awareness Walk In Kogi, Reaffirms Commitment To Vision, Leadership Of President Tinubu

Trending

Kogi Vows Strict Enforcement Of Ban On Illegal Trailer Parks From  October 29
News

Kogi Vows Strict Enforcement Of Ban On Illegal Trailer Parks From October 29

by Vital News
October 2, 2025
0

The Kogi State Government says it will commence strict enforcement of ban on Zariagi, Osara and other...

Realnews Announces Theme, Date For It’s 13th Anniversary Lecture

October 2, 2025
Yakubu Gowon University Honours Deputy Commissioner Of Police, Hakeem Adedeji,  For Hard Work, Dedication

Yakubu Gowon University Honours Deputy Commissioner Of Police, Hakeem Adedeji, For Hard Work, Dedication

October 2, 2025
FG Cancels Independence Anniversary Parade

Engineer Urges Nigeria To Invest In Aerospace Technology To Tackle Insecurity, Modernise Aviation

October 2, 2025
Police Begin Manhunt For Killers Of Three Officers, Two Vigilante In Kogi

Bandits Kidnap Police Officer In Kwara

October 2, 2025
ADVERTISEMENT
Vital News

Vital News is an online newspaper with a mission to uphold professional journalism by reporting and publishing only facts and figures-based news reports across Nigeria and beyond.

Recent News

  • Kogi Vows Strict Enforcement Of Ban On Illegal Trailer Parks From October 29 October 2, 2025
  • Realnews Announces Theme, Date For It’s 13th Anniversary Lecture October 2, 2025
  • Yakubu Gowon University Honours Deputy Commissioner Of Police, Hakeem Adedeji, For Hard Work, Dedication October 2, 2025

Categories

  • Agriculture/ Water/ Mineral
  • Aviation
  • Business
  • Crime
  • Culture
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Environment
  • Football
  • Foreign
  • Gender
  • Health
  • Judiciary
  • Labour
  • Maritime/ Marine Transport
  • National
  • News
  • Oil & Gas
  • Opinion
  • Opinion
  • Politics
  • Power
  • Religion
  • Security
  • Sports
  • Tourism
  • Transport
  • Uncategorized

© 2022 Vital News - . All Rights Reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Frontpage
  • Business
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • National
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • More
    • Crime
    • Judiciary
    • Security

© 2022 Vital News - Vital News by Vital News.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In