A drunk driver has reportedly killed two persons travelling in a tricylce in Jos, Plateau State.
Othniel Anselm, a software developer, who claims to be the brother of one of the victims, Jemima, narrated the incident on Twitter on Wednesday evening.
Mr Othniel said Jemima was in her sophomore year at the University of Jos studying statistics while her friend, Jennifer, whom she commuted with, was in her finals.
He said Jemima was on her way to church when the incident occurred on October 20.
“What was supposed to be a harmless journey in a tricycle, turned out to be a tragedy when some drunk guy driving a BMW, left his lane, climbed the road barricade, hit the ‘keke’ my sister and her friend traveled in, and somersaulted three times,” Othniel wrote.
“The drunk driver whose birthday was on Sunday confessed to be drunk after celebrating overnight. He survived the accident. The keke driver died on the spot.”
Othniel added that the victims were taken to the Nigerian Airforce Hospital but were rejected on demands of police report.
“From there, they were rushed to another hospital, but before any medical help could be given, Jemima and Jennifer had died. Worse still, the police are currently attempting to grant the murderer of three people, bail.
“My sister, her friend and the tricycle driver, were casualties of the reckless driving of a stoned driver. Jemima and Jennifer died as a result of a failed medical system and idiotic medical law passed only by a failed country, Nigeria,” he said.
The software developer added that all he wanted was justice for the deceased, saying: “I owe my sister that much.”
