A mother has lost her life in an accident that occurred while police officers were allegedly chasing a suspected yahoo boy in Benin.
According to report Mrs Grace Obajay, 29, was in an Uber with her one-year five months old baby, when a car rammed into them, flinging the baby out of the car, knocking the mother out, and also causing injuries to the Uber driver.
Vanguard reported that the car that rammed into them was driven by a suspected Yahoo boy who was being chased by the police.
The accident occurred along Airport Road, Benin City, Edo State.
The mum, who worked as a Secretary with Floret Systems and was only two months from celebrating her second year wedding anniversary.
She had ordered the Uber after she closed from work on the 21st of August, when the accident occurred.
Grace was left bleeding from the mouth and nose and was unconscious following the accident. Her son, who had been flung out of the window due to the impact of the crash, was badly injured. The Uber driver, identified as Precious John, was also badly injured and immediately called his elder brother for help.
Speaking with Vanguard , elder brother of the Uber driver, Dickson John said,
“I got a call from my brother at about 11 am. All he could mutter was ‘ come quickly, I’m dying, I can’t breathe, my chest, accident, airport road…, and the call ended. I tried reaching back to him but could not get him.
“I was accompanied to the scene by one of my comrades, Godwin Esosa, where I saw my brother’s car stained with blood and fuel was dripping from its engine but there was no sight of him.
“We gathered from eyewitnesses that a team of policemen in a carton colour Audi car was chasing a suspected yahoo boy in a Toyota Camry 2012 model. In his bid to escape from the police, he ran into my brother’s car which was just entering airport road from Saint Paul. The policemen never made an attempt to save them. Rather, they abandoned them to fate.
“A Reverend father rushed the baby to Saint Philomena hospital for immediate attention, while my brother and mother of the baby were rushed to Faith Mediplex hospital for immediate medical attention. The yahoo suspect was rushed to the police clinic for treatment.
“At Faith Mediplex, the female passenger later identified as Mrs Grace Frank Obajay was referred to UBTH on oxygen. She was there until she died”. He added.
Grace husband Frank Obajay, lamented that the incident had shattered him beyond expression. He disclosed that their baby had a fracture on his left leg, adding that surgery had been done on the leg.
He said that the Police were aware of the incident right from the first day, adding that some policemen from Federal Operation had paid him a condolence visit.
The identities of the policemen who were chasing the yahoo suspect were yet to be disclosed by the Edo State Police Command.
