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Tragedy as Commercial Bus driver allegedly sets traffic control officer Ablaze in Edo

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An unidentified commercial bus driver has allegedly set an official of the Edo State Traffic Control and Management Agency, EDSTMA, on fire in Benin City.

According to a statement posted by Facebook user Osaze Edigin: “The Management of Edo State Traffic Control and Management Agency (EDSTMA) hereby announces to the general public that a motorist driving a commercial bus with the registration number FFE145XA committed a traffic offence at Adesuwa Junction, Sapele Road, Benin City on Friday, 9th February 2023.

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“On apprehension, the bus driver angrily brought out fuel and set one of the officers ablaze.

Currently, the officer is in an undisclosed hospital receiving treatment.”

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The voiceover of the video posted on the page said the driver, currently on the run, committed a traffic offence and was apprehended by officials of the Zone 2 Enforcement Team, but he refused to drive the bus to the EDSTMA base.

 

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