A 27-year-old woman, Lucy Gbagyo, has died after jumping from a speeding commercial bus in the Shogunle area of Lagos State.
It was learnt that the Benue State indigene was on her way to see her fiance, Philip Nguhwa, on Sunday evening for preparations for their wedding when the incident happened.
Our correspondent gathered that Gbagyo and Nguhwa were to have their wedding on February 27, 2015, having courted for four years.
It was learnt that on the fateful day, the deceased had boarded a vehicle from the Toll Gate end of the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway en route to Ilori Street in the Shogunle area where Nguhwa lives.
The bus driver was said to have sped past her destination and she began to shout for him to stop.
The driver allegedly ignored her and continued with the journey.
When her cries fell on deaf ears, she reportedly forced the door open and jumped out.
Her fiance, Nguhwa, a trader, said the driver immediately stopped the vehicle as other passengers and sympathisers in the area rushed to save the victim.
He said, “One of them picked her phone and checked the last dialled number. He saw my number and called me. He said I should rush down to the bus stop.
“When I got there, I called her name and she opened her eyes faintly and shut them again. We all carried her into the bus and rushed her to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital.
“We had not gone too far when she died in the vehicle. When we got to the hospital, she was confirmed dead on arrival.”
It was also learnt that the victim, who was into the business of buying clothes in Lagos and selling them in Benue, had lost her father in a motor accident in January.
Our correspondent learnt that the police arrested both the driver and the conductor of the vehicle.
But a relative, Felix Agu, told our correspondent the family was not interested in pursuing the case.
Agu said, “We have written a letter to withdraw the matter. All we want is for her corpse to be released to us for burial. The family stays in Benue and everybody wants her buried in her home town.”
The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Kenneth Nwosu, said he would get back to our correspondent on the matter but had yet to do so as of press time. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Na wa o, she just killed herself 4 nothing. Marriage wahala
ReplyDeleteMay her soul rest in peace
ReplyDeleteThis are the kind of drivers we have, careless people. Just like our rulers, this is the impact of bad governance. IF all is good these kind of useless drivers should not be allowed to drive. The easiest job is to become a driver in Nigeria. Illirates everywhere, go and see what the smoke and drink in the garage, watch how they behave. ii pity my people.
ReplyDeleteD lady was telling d driver to stop but d driver didnt stop, now she has jumpet out and d driver now stoped, d lady is dead & d parent did not want make troble wit d driver, gvt over 2 u ppl if d deaseas was not gvt child free d driver, but if d deaseas was gvt child den let justice be done
ReplyDeleteShe killed herself. N0 ond sh0uld be arrestd.
ReplyDeleteShe tot the were kidnapperz, dat was y she frickd out and jumpd off d vehicle.
The offender should face the music, but release the death to the family for burial, since the incident was confirmed, the accused need face the full purnishment.
ReplyDeleteMy people perish for dey lack knowledge.How can one believe d cooked story like dis?we all no Lagos and d police rite?Lastma nko?agbero nko?Shogunle is a bus stop u cant stop as a commercial driver,all dese are Jonathans' fault rite?,what if d lady has over ping to pass her bus stop?do u expect d poor driver to stop at illegal bus stop?what if its d curse from her family?can u read day her dad tru accident ?so pls let us reason well before we comment.
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