The Federal Highway Security Corps (FRSC) has confirmed that 10 folks died and 11 others have been injured in a deadly highway crash on the Obajana-Lokoja freeway in Kogi State.
In keeping with the FRSC, the accident occurred late Friday evening, October 10, 2025, at about 11:30 p.m. close to Apamaru Junction, Obajana.
In a press release on Saturday, the Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed, urged passengers to remain alert and report reckless driving to the FRSC toll-free quantity 122 or freeway patrol personnel to stop additional tragedies.
Preliminary investigations revealed {that a} white Toyota Hiace business bus with registration quantity KTG 100YL, carrying 21 male passengers, was concerned within the crash.
The driving force reportedly misplaced management whereas making an attempt a harmful overtaking maneuver at excessive velocity.
Ten passengers died immediately, whereas 11 others sustained extreme accidents, together with fractures and deep cuts. They have been taken to Fisayo Hospital in Obajana for therapy.
The stays of the deceased have been handed over to their households for burial in accordance with Islamic rites at Sarikin Hausawa, Obajana.
“Passengers should take duty by reporting reckless drivers by means of the FRSC toll-free quantity 122 or the closest patrol workforce. Highway security is a shared obligation — everybody should play their half to stop useless deaths,” Mohammed mentioned.
He expressed unhappiness over the recurring lack of lives on Nigerian highways, attributing most crashes to nighttime journey, dashing, and reckless overtaking.
He added that the Corps would intensify public schooling and enforcement operations focusing on late-night journey and overloaded autos.
Assistant Corps Marshal and Public Training Officer, Olusegun Ogungbemide, reaffirmed the FRSC’s dedication to lowering accidents and saving lives by means of fixed monitoring, consciousness campaigns, and group partnerships.
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