Pupils storm streets over death of colleagues crushed by truck in Lagos

Pupils of Babs Fafunwa Millennium Secondary School took to the streets this morning to protest the death of their mates.

On Tuesday, a truck driver who was said to have been trying to evade arrest by Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO) and men of the Lagos State Transport Management Agency (LASTMA) from Berger Division, Ikeja crushed many pupils on their way home from the school on Tuesday.

The exact number of those who died remains conflicting, but eyewitnesses said no fewer than 17 were crushed.

The accident occurred at the Grammar School Bus Stop, Ogunnusi Road, along Ogba-Ojodu/Berger axis.

Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folashade Adefisayo, addressed them in a bid to calm the tensed situation.

She said the safety of the pupils was paramount.

The pupils were eventually allowed to go home, but they took to the streets in protest.