{"id":22040,"date":"2025-10-25T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T05:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/?p=22040"},"modified":"2025-10-24T14:26:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T13:26:32","slug":"who-owns-the-killer-truck-dangote-denies-involvement-as-ondo-grieves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/25\/who-owns-the-killer-truck-dangote-denies-involvement-as-ondo-grieves\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cWho Owns the Killer Truck? Dangote Denies Involvement as Ondo Grieves."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

AKUNGBA-AKOKO, Nigeria (FN)<\/strong> \u2014 Nigeria\u2019s Attorney-General has vowed to bring justice to the victims of the fatal truck accident in Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, promising a full-scale investigation and tough action against the truck owner and driver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a statement Thursday, the Attorney-General described the crash as \u201ca preventable tragedy caused by negligence and lack of regulatory enforcement,\u201d while calling for an urgent review of truck operators\u2019 safety protocols.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe lives of our people are paramount. We will not allow profit to take precedence over safety,\u201d he said. \u201cWe must ensure strict compliance with operational standards, safety regulations, and driver training. This government will not tolerate lawlessness on our roads.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ondo State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Kayode Ajulo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

He urged citizens to report reckless driving involving heavy-duty trucks, assuring that the government remains committed to enforcing road safety and protecting lives. \u201cAs the community grapples with its grief, the clamour for stricter regulations and accountability among commercial transport operators grows louder. Such senseless tragedies must never happen again,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Attorney-General also commiserated with the families of the deceased, pledging that they would receive justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa echoed this stance, directing safety agencies to intensify enforcement on the state\u2019s highways. \u201cLives are being lost due to carelessness and poor enforcement. We will make examples of those responsible,\u201d the governor said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, the Dangote Group<\/strong> on Thursday refuted claims linking it to the truck involved in the accident. \u201cThe company wishes to make it clear that the truck involved in the unfortunate incident does not belong to Dangote Group or any of its subsidiaries,\u201d the company said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the scene of the tragedy, grieving families and residents expressed anger and frustration over what they described as \u201cgovernment negligence.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mrs. Racheal Oladimeji, whose son was among the victims, said through tears: \u201cMy boy was just 22. He was coming home from school. How many times will these trucks kill our children before the government acts?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another resident, Sunday Adesina, said the community has suffered repeated accidents involving heavy trucks on the same stretch of road. \u201cThis is not the first time. We have cried to the authorities for years. We need concrete action, not just condolences,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC)<\/strong> has commenced investigations into the truck\u2019s ownership, maintenance history, and compliance with transport laws.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

AKUNGBA-AKOKO, Nigeria (FN) \u2014 Nigeria\u2019s Attorney-General has vowed to bring justice to the victims of the fatal truck accident in Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, promising a full-scale investigation and tough action against the truck owner and driver. In a statement Thursday, the Attorney-General described the crash as \u201ca preventable tragedy caused by negligence and lack of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":22058,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22040","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-naija-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.funminews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Dangote-and-Truck.jpeg?fit=1120%2C630&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22040","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22040"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22040\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22059,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22040\/revisions\/22059"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22058"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22040"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22040"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22040"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}