Five people lost their lives early today on the Onitsha-Enugu express way, as a commuter bus heading towards Enugu plunged into Oji River, near Anambra.Sunday Ajayi, Sector Commander, Federal RoadSafety Commission (FRSC), Anambra Command, who confirmed the accident told NAN, that the incident occurred about 1:25 a.m. on Thursday.Ajayi said there were 15 passengers in the vehicle, out of which 10 were rescued and taken to hospital, while five were killed in the incident.He said the timely rescue operations led by the personnel of the FRSC minimised the number of casualties."The rescue at Oji River is still going on, we have been able to rescue 10 people alive and taken them to hospital, five were confirmed dead andthe bus has been recovered," he said.The commander said it was a 'lone accident' andblamed it on drowsiness of the driver, poor visibility and other dangers associated with nightdriving.He urged people who wished to travel to do so during the day time, and set out on time for journey that may stretch into the night.
The United Nations and the Federal Government along with development partners have launched the 2021 Humanitarian Response Plan for the insurgency-ravaged northeastern part of Nigeria. The Humanitarian Response Plan represents a collective vision for humanitarian action in 2021, and requests US$1 billion to enable partners provide critical services to the 6.4 million most vulnerable people – from a pool of 8.7 million people in need of some form of humanitarian assistance in 2021 in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states. According to the UN, a combination of escalating conflict, displacement, and disruption to and loss of livelihoods due to COVID-19 restrictions, could lead to hunger for millions of Nigerians living in the north-east. The plan, therefore, is based on assessed needs and the realistic capacity of the United Nations and non-governmental organization partners to implement required actions. Speaking at the event, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster M...

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