New Year Carnival Claims life in Ondo Community
Tragedy struck in Ondo Community as annual Youth Carnival turned bloody when a Peugeot J5 bus rammed into the youth procession killing one person with two others on danger list in an undisclosed hospital in Ikare Akoko, Ondo State.
Already, it has become annual events for many youths from various quarters, Villages and towns in Akoko land to set a day aside between Christmas and the New Year for such carnival.
This unfortunate incident which happened on Monday evening, affected youths from Olokelede in Ekan-Ikare who were in procession from Ekan to Okela where the accident happened at Sago area.
It was learnt that the unfortunate incident was reported to the head of the community, Chief Ayinde Olatunbosun, the Olokelede of Ekan Ikare, who confirmed the tragic event and sympathized with the families of victims.
Two residents of Ikare, Messrs Ojo Dauda and Abu Balogun, revealed that youths participating in carnivals have bastardized the annual events by behaving in rowdy and unorganized manner.
They urged youths to always contact Police and Federal Road Safety Corps for protection and traffic control.
The unit commander of FRSC in Ikare, Ropo Alabi, revealed that they usually cover those who earlier informed them of such events.