Six family members die in Edo crash

A forensic specialist with University of Benin
Teaching Hospital, Dr. Ralph Omojele and five
members of his family lost their lives in a road crash
by Okada junction, along the Benin-Ore Expressway.
Omojele's family members affected were his three
children, an uncle and a cousin.
The victims were said to be on their way from Lagos,
Wednesday evening, when the accident occurred.
It was gathered that late Omojefe and his family
members had escorted a younger sister who was on
her way to the United States, to Lagos, having won
the American visa lottery, and were on their way
back to Benin when the accident happened.
President, UBTH chapter of the Association of
Resident Doctors, Kingsley Okafor, who confirmed
the incident, said he had visited the family and that
the late Omojefe's wife had been taken to their
village in Delta State.
Okafor said the association had declared seven days
of mourning during which period members are to
wear black armband.
He said, "We will observe a minute silence everyday
before any clinic session."
At the time of filing this report, officials of the Federal
Roads Safety Commission said they were yet to get
details of the accident.
The accident, it was learnt, might have been caused
by burst tyre or loss of control.
Meanwhile, the Edo State Police Command, on
Thursday, paraded a kidnap kingpin during pre-
anmesty days in the Niger Delta, Wilson Emvobosa,
over his involvment in recent abduction cases in the
state.
Emvobosa was paraded at the state police
headquarters along with 29 other suspected
criminals, including one Justice Ighere and Temitola
Henry, who were arrested over alleged vandalisation
of petroleum pipelines at Ologbo.
Also paraded was a 55-year old man, Fidelis Mbama,
who was arrested for the alleged rape of a 15-year-
old girl, in the New Benin area, on 4th November,
2013.
Mbama confessed to the offence, but pleaded for
forgiveness.
The state Commissioner of Police, Foluso Adebanjo,
during the exercise, reiterated the command's
readiness to rid the state of all criminal activities and
to make it safer for residents during the "ember"
months.
He said, "Today, we have in our custody 29 confessed
suspects who are suspected kidnappers, armed
robbers, and rapists."
Adebanjo said all the suspects would be charged to
court immediately.