One killed, six injured in auto crash opposite Anambra Govt House; driver kills Ogun TRACE official

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed that one person was killed and six others injured in an accident which occurred in front of Anambra Government House, Awka, on Thursday night.
Mr Sunday Ajayi, the Sector Commander of FRSC, who confirmed the incident, said the body of the deceased, a woman, had been deposited at the mortuary of the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital (COOUTH).
Ajayi said the six others, who sustained various degrees of injury were receiving treatment at the same hospital.
The crash involved an Enugu bound Toyota Camry car and a commuter bus with passengers traveling from Eme-Awka to Government House Permanent site, Awka.
An eye witness, Mr Jude Okoro,  said the car rammed into the bus after it had discharged its passengers on the Enugu bound lane and attempted to turn in front of the Government House.
In a related development, the Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), on Friday, announced the  death of one of its operatives, Badru Malik, who was knocked down  on the Owode-Ijako Road in  Ota.
Mr Seni Ogunyemi, the Ogun TRACE Corps Commander, disclosed this in Ota
According to him,   the incident happened on Saturday at about 4.30 p. m. at Owode-Ijako area on  the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway.
Ogunyemi said the official was  knocked down by an LT commercial bus driving against  traffic shortly after he had finished the day’s job and was  heading  home.
“The convoy of the Deputy Governor of Ogun State, Mrs Yetunde Onanuga,  which coincidentally was on the road  chased the fleeing  driver.
“Unfortunately,  he jumped down and ran  into the  bush, abandoning his bus in the middle of the road,’’ Ogunyemi said.
He said officials in the  deputy governor’s office took the victim  to Ifo General Hospital, before he was later transferred to an undisclosed hospital  in Abeokuta for further treatment.
According to Ogunyemi,  the deputy governor also deposited some money for immediate commencement of  treatment.
He, however, said Malik eventually died on  Thursday night, describing this as  a terrible loss to  TRACE and his  family.
The deceased,  who recently lost his mother,  was survived by a  wife,  three children and aged father.
The deceased, it was learnt, was   buried on Friday at his family house in Abeokuta according to Muslim rites.
While commiserating with the family of deceased,  Ogunyemi prayed  God to  grant the family the  fortitude to bear the loss.
The TRACE boss warned  motorists to desist from driving against traffic, stressing that any  erring driver apprehended would face the full wrath of the law.