A lucky survivor of a ghastly accident has narrated how he escaped death
in an accident caused by alleged bribe-seeking police officers in
Nkalagu, Enugu State. Read post by Mazi Ogbonna, a UNN graduate and
linguist: "I came out from this bus today alive. I was sitting behind
the driver. I was the last person to board the vehicle. I was to sit at
the front seat amidst the driver and other man sitting on the
passenger's seat but the driver told me my legs are too long I should
sit behind. I insisted. But went to ease myself, upon returning, someone
else sat there, I sat behind the driver. Getting to Nkalagu, something
happened. My hands are trembling to type right now. But two things I
must talk about: First, Peace driver is not to be blamed but Nigerian
Police Force. They caused the accident. They were chasing tipper to
collect money, which failed brakes and smashed our vehicle on motion and
pushed it to another truck loaded with stones which hit us from front
and tumbled. The stone buried a man called Emmanuel right there in front
of my poor eyes. Shovels were used to pull stones away to save him, no
way. We were helpless in the bus as everywhere was locked up...I saw
blood everywhere. I saw what seemed to be my end. But my prayer every
morning has been "let what God allow in my life happen, I will take
everything, anything I see". I Iooked around and saw people as helpless
as I was. I wanted to help them but I couldn't help myself. I saw a man
trapped by the seatbelt. Those at the front rows are crushed. Driver's
arms are broken. I screamed, out in pain, all windows locked. From the
shattered glasses, I peeped out my head....waving for help but it seemed
not coming. People were running away. Fuel was leaking. It could be set
ablaze. My legs were trapped and my head out...I never knew I was on
top of a man screaming for help, looking for ways to escape
death—untimely death. I could have helped him but my senses weren't
intact. I was to save my life. I was weak and tired. My psychology has
ran to the state of imbalance. I flew out of the vehicle...how that
happened I can't tell but I know that my head is safe. Could it be my
head that landed on the well-tarred road or my leg, or hands? Whichever
way, I ran far away leaving my bag which contained serious documents,
my international passport....my two phones were lost out in the vehicle.
The screaming and cries of the people filled the air. Emmanuel was not
found yet. Emmanuel was untimely buried by the stones heaped on
him. Maazi Ogbonnaya ran far away, his phones weren't there with
him...his bag too. But in all, I have just a little bruise on my leg.
Policemen who caused the accident turned to smokes and disappeared. A
good Samaritan drove me to Enugu. Second: Thank you Jehovah for saving
my life. You are always there for me. What might have been the fate of
the poor widow who hugged her son this morning with smiles and fade him
goodbye? What if...? For now I can't talk more but I am alive. Nothing
happened to me. No bone is broken. I am cool. That is my picture after
the accident. The shattered truck you see here hit us. A doctor is here
to treat me.
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Survivor narrates how bribe-seeking policemen disappeared after causing
ghastly accident while chasing truck driver in Enugu
