Auto crash claims 8 lives in Enugu

ENUGU—NO fewer than eight persons have lost
their lives in an auto crash that occurred along the
Enugu-Nsukka single-carriage way.
Three of the eight victims in the accident which
took place weekend, were burnt beyond
recognition.
The State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Ebere
Amaraizu, who confirmed the accident in a
statement yesterday, said the vehicles involved a
DAF trailer with registration number XE460AWK
and a Ford Bus with registration number XA435KC.
The vehicles caught fire and burnt the passengers
in the bus.
He said the bodies of the deceased had been
deposited at Our Saviour Hospital Mortuary at 9th
Mile awaiting autopsy and collection by their
relations.
The PPRO said efforts were on to track down the
fleeing driver of the said DAF trailer.
In another development, the State Police Command
said it had commenced full investigations to
determine the extent of involvement of one Ifeanyi
Ani of Akpugo in Nkanu West local Government
Area of the state in a case of robbery.
The suspect and three other persons now at large
were allegedly trying to rob their unsuspecting
victims of their valuables at about 12 noon on July
13, 2012 at 9th Mile axis before security operatives
from 9th Mile Police Division swooped on them.
Amaraizu said three of the suspects escaped with
two motorcycles while one was apprehended.
According to the police spokesman, a Barreta pistol
without ammunition was recovered from the
suspect, whom he said, "revealed that he belonged
to the gang that robbed one Malachy Eze and other
traders at 9th Mile on July 10, 2012 along Enugu
road 9th Mile."
He said the suspect was currently helping the
police in their investigation just as the victim of the
robbery had equally identified the suspect to be
the one that robbed him on July 10, 2012