{"id":2102,"date":"2013-04-13T20:40:54","date_gmt":"2013-04-13T20:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigeria-news\/51-accident-victims-buried-in-benin\/"},"modified":"2013-04-13T20:40:54","modified_gmt":"2013-04-13T20:40:54","slug":"51-accident-victims-buried-in-benin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/51-accident-victims-buried-in-benin\/","title":{"rendered":"51 Accident Victims Buried In Benin"},"content":{"rendered":"
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JETHRO IBILEKE\/Benin<\/strong><\/p>\n

A mass burial was Saturday conducted in Benin City for the 51 victims of the multiple accident that occurred at Igbogui village, located along Benin\/Ore expressway, in the western part of Nigeria.<\/p>\n

The accident which occurred Friday April 5, involved a luxury bus belonging to the Young Shall Grow Motors, an articulated vehicle belonging to the Dangote Group and a fuel-laden petrol tanker, left scores of people dead and properties worth millions of naira burnt.<\/p>\n

The remains of the accident victims, wrapped in plastic bags, were conveyed to 1st Cemetery-venue of the mass burial in several trucks.<\/p>\n

Apostle Barnabas Chukwukere of End Time Soul Winners Outreach, Benin City, who conducted a brief Mass at the Cemetery, prayed for the repose of the souls of the victims, adding that a time has been apportioned for every man to die.<\/p>\n

He appealed to the relatives of the deceased who were present to accept what has happened and move on with their lives.<\/p>\n

Family members and friends of the accident victims, who wore black attires, were present at the cemetery to witness the interment of their loved ones.<\/p>\n

Most of them cried and wailed, while the bodies were being interred, as they bemoaned what became of their loved ones.<\/p>\n

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Billy Anyaji, a friend of one of the victims, expressed grief and shock when he learned that his friend, Chika Nwafor had died in the accident.<\/p>\n

“I had accompanied him to Ekene Motors that very day and not to Young Shall Grow. What happened and how he ended up at Young Shall Grow, I don’t know but God understands everything that happened in this world,” he said amidst tears.<\/p>\n

Others who spoke, condemned the attitude of the owners of the luxury bus involved in the accident for what they described as an ‘act of irresponsibility’ and for not showing up at the burial site.<\/p>\n

They also appealed to the Federal Government to ensure that trucks, trailers, fuel tanker and other articulated vehicles were not allowed on the road during daytime.<\/p>\n

The Chief Mortician of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Mr. Wilfred Aikhonogie, who spoke at the scene of the mass burial, said 51 out of 53 bodies of the accident victims deposited at the Hospital mortuary were given the mass burial as their bodies could not be identified.<\/p>\n

He however confirmed that two victims who were earlier identified by their family members were released to their families for burial.<\/p>\n

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