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A tipper driver and his conductor have been burnt to death by a
mob after they crushed three persons in an accident. According to The
Nation, among the three victims was a pregnant woman. The incident
happened at Osholo village in Etsako East local government area in Edo State. Eye witnesses said the tipper was heading towards Weppa
community when it ran into a crowd, killing three persons and injuring several
others. The witnesses said the driver and his conductor attempted to take
the injured to a nearby hospital and carry the dead when members of Osholo
community descended on them. Both the driver and the conductor were killed and thrown into
their tipper and set it ablaze.
However, residents of Weppa community where the driver and
conductor hail from invaded Osholo and set some houses ablaze for killing their
own. The outcome was a fierce communal clash. An intervention by security agencies prevented the crisis from
degenerating to full communal clash.
State Commissioner of Police, Chris
Ejike, who confirmed the incident, said five persons died in the
incident. Ejike noted that a combined police team was drafted to the area
to stop further destruction of properties.
He described the killing of the driver and conductor as barbaric
and added that investigation has commenced into the matter.
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