Metro: Police Nabs Driver As Two Pupils Die in Lagos

Mohammed Oluwatimileyin Taoheed reports,

The Lagos State Police Command has announced that the arrest of a driver, one Odunsa Mandala, linked to the circumstances surrounding the death of two pupil inside a school bus.

Track News Nigeria gathered that the children suffocated to death on their way back from school at Aguda avenue on Friday, July 8 2022.

Our correspondent learnt that the pupils have been mounting complaints to the bus driver of being uncomfortable but he ignored it until most of them suffocated and gave up the ghost.

Eventually, the driver rang an alarm and the pupils were rushed to hospital. Some were rushed to the Lagos State Teaching Hospital and others to Randle Hospital.

Unfortunately, two of the pupils lost their lives while the others were revived.

When reached SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the Public Relations Officer of the Lagos State Police confirmed: “yes, the driver has been arrested but the young souls are already gone, sadly so. A school bus driver ignored repeated complaints from the kids he was taking home that they were not feeling well. Some of the kids went unconscious, two eventually died.

Schools need to up their game in recruitment and pay more attention to job fit. Parents too need to do thorough background checks of schools and crèches before entrusting their kids into their care.

Meanwhile, the relevant regulatory agency has been notified of this act of gross negligence. Security is everyone’s business.”