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The unfortunate accident of January 23rd, 2021caused by the Dangote Trailer is still fresh and yet to be recovered from but then, the movement of trailers plying the Akungba road despite the barricade is becoming alarming.
Over five months now, the Management of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko has put the main big gate under lock as a measure to decongest the regular human traffic. It came after the January 23rd accident that claimed lots of lives.
Recall that in October 2020, a trailer load of rice rammed into the people at the market and killed several people.
Later in December, two trailers collided with each other, causing fire accidents. It left many injured with few deaths.
All these accidents were caused by trailers and were within the university's main gate area.
Are the students still safe?
January 24th, 2021, a day after the Dangote Trailer accident, the students alongside community leaders erected a barricade at the outskirt of the Akungba community to prevent heavy-duty trailers from plying the road.
On several occasions, the barricade was lifted and opened to trailers to come in; which the students have vehemently complained about.
However, it is considerable to say that some trailers need to come into Akungba community to deliver goods. However, this can be done at late hours of the day and they can as well pass another route (the Iwaro-Oka road).
One cannot determine when an accident would happen, but measures can be put in place to avert unfortunate accidents.
Of recent, it is observed that more trailers are plying the Akungba road- the same road that has been barricaded to prevent trailers. It is obvious that some persons are behind the unlocking of the barricade, thereby allowing trailers to move in at any time. It can also be said that some persons are also demanding money from the trailer drivers to allow them ply the route. This is bad and inhumane.
Sadly, students are bearing a bulk of this danger.
There must be an immediate step to meet with any authority in charge of the opening of the barricade for them to stop it to protect the lives of students and residents of the community.
The students must as a matter of urgency- to prevent a repeat of previous accidents, speak in the language that the concerned authorities would understand.
We don't want a repeat of previous accidents.
This is a wake-up call to safeguard and protect the life of the people and the students, especially.
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