Speaker Obasa Cancels Political Walk Over Lagos Train Accident

Speaker Mudashiru Obasa of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday suspended a political walk across Agege following a train accident that happened in the Ikeja area of the State earlier in the day.

Naija News reports that this was made known in a statement on Thursday by Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Eromosele Ebhomele.

The Speaker met the thousands of youth, men and women as they walked towards the Pen Cinema area of Agege on his way from an official engagement and abruptly stopped them.

Dr. Obasa described the train accident as a sad occurrence just as he sympathised with the families of the victims.

The Speaker thanked the various groups for their support, while asking them to return home in honour of those affected by the accident.

“I want to thank you all for coming out because of me. You have planned this walk since over three weeks and I understand.

“However, there was a sad incident today. A train collided with a bus conveying government staff and I learnt that casualties were recorded.

“You can imagine people who left their homes to go to work only to experience such terrible accident.

“As a result of this, I want to urge us all to return to our homes for the sake of the victims. Nobody prays to experience such. So I understand the feelings of the victims’ loved ones at this moment.

“I commiserate with the families of those who lost their lives and support Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu as his administration commences a probe of the incident.

“I also urge us all to pray for the bereaved families and the injured as you all return home,” Obasa told the crowd.

A fresh update from the scene of the Lagos BRT bus and train collision at the Shogunle area of Ikeja on Thursday reveals that six persons have died.

Naija News reports that the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in an update of the incident on its website said a total of six persons have been confirmed dead while about 84 others with various degrees of injuries have been evacuated to the hospital.

According to the update, two people initially died at the scene while four others died on arrival at the hospital.