Cutlass-wielding Hoodlums Attack Driver, Burn Truck in Imo

• A truck driver, Dallami Yunusa, was brutally attacked by armed assailants at Ogi Junction in Okigwe, Imo State, before his vehicle was set ablaze
• The incident occurred after the truck broke down, and the attackers, armed with cutlasses, chased and injured the driver before fleeing
• Military personnel rescued Yunusa, who is now receiving treatment in Kano, as police investigate the latest in a series of violent attacks at the location

Armed assailants have attacked a truck driver, Dallami Yunusa, at Ogi Junction in Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo State and inflicted severe injuries before burning his vehicle.

Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) Heavy Truck Unit in Okigwe, Dahiru Musa Raza, confirmed the incident, which occurred on Tuesday.

The attack came less than two months after two drivers were killed and another truck was torched in a similar assault at the same location, the Daily Trust reported.

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Driver attacked by hoodlums while repairing truck

According to Raza, Yunusa’s truck had broken down at the junction, prompting him to go into town to find a mechanic. While repairs were underway, two men arrived on a motorcycle armed with cutlasses and other dangerous weapons.

The mechanic and two assistant drivers escaped, but the assailants chased after Yunusa, attacking him until he collapsed. Believing he had died, they set the truck on fire before fleeing.

Raza said he immediately contacted military personnel in Okigwe after learning of the incident. Soldiers arrived at the scene and discovered that the driver was still alive. He was taken to a hospital in Okigwe for emergency care.

By Wednesday, Yunusa was transferred to Dala Orthopedic Hospital in Kano, where he is receiving further treatment. Raza confirmed that the case had been reported to the police in Okigwe.

Efforts to get an official police account were unsuccessful. The spokesperson for the Imo State Police Command, Henry Okoye, told Daily Trust he had not been briefed but would contact the Divisional Police Officer in the area for details.

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The repeated attacks in the Ogi Junction area have raised concerns among truck drivers and transport union leaders. Calls are growing for stronger security measures to protect road users along the busy route, which links several key commercial destinations in the South East and South South regions.

Man thrown off bridge in Lagos by hoodlums

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that a 45-year-old man, Ismail Oreniwon, is fighting for survival at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) following a violent attack in Mushin that left him with multiple fractures and life-threatening injuries.

Widely known as “LC” in his Oshodi-Arowojobe neighbourhood, Oreniwon was attacked on July 9 while trying to make his way home.

According to accounts, he initially attempted to cross railway tracks near the Ogunmokun area but was stopped by suspected hoodlums. When he turned to use the pedestrian bridge, the attackers followed, beat him, and then pushed him off the bridge.

Source: Legit.ng