A commercial bus driver lost his life on Tuesday following a fatal multiple-vehicle accident at Cele inward Oshodi area of Lagos.

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, confirmed the incident in a statement issued by the Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment of the agency, Adebayo Taofiq.

According to the statement, the crash involved a commercial mini bus popularly known as “Korokpe” and a Toyota Tundra pickup truck with registration number EPE 554 YC.

Initial findings by security operatives at the scene showed that the driver of the commercial bus suffered severe injuries from the impact of the collision and died instantly.

LASTMA officials who were on routine traffic monitoring along the corridor were said to have quickly moved to the scene to coordinate emergency response efforts, control traffic movement and prevent further obstruction on the busy route.

The agency explained that its officers worked together with personnel of the Nigeria Police Force from the Cele-Ijesha Division to recover the remains of the deceased driver.

The body was later released to members of his family within the area.

The statement added that the damaged vehicles involved in the accident were promptly evacuated from the road by LASTMA officials to restore normal traffic flow and ensure public safety.

The vehicles were later handed over to the police for detailed investigation to determine both the immediate and remote causes of the accident as well as possible legal responsibilities.

“The vehicles were thereafter handed over to the Nigeria Police Force for exhaustive investigation into both the immediate and remote causes of the crash, with a view to determining liability and facilitating any necessary legal proceedings,” the statement said.  

Despite the disruption caused by the crash, traffic movement was restored along the corridor following swift intervention and traffic management measures put in place by LASTMA personnel.

Reacting to the incident, the General Manager of  LASTMA, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, sympathised with the family of the deceased and urged motorists, especially commercial drivers, to always drive responsibly and obey traffic regulations.

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC, Kayode Opeifa, says the death toll from the Warri–Itakpe train derailment has risen to five.

Opeifa, while confirming this on Tuesday, said emergency responders were swiftly deployed to the scene, with injured passengers evacuated to nearby medical facilities for treatment, while investigations into the cause of the derailment are ongoing.

He assured that safety assessments were being intensified across the rail network to prevent a recurrence.

According to him, relevant technical teams had been mobilised to determine the factors that led to the accident.

The NRC boss stressed that authorities were also working to support affected families, while efforts continue to restore normal operations along the corridor.

DAILY POST reports that the Warri–Itakpe rail line remains one of Nigeria’s major standard gauge routes, serving both passenger and freight movement across multiple states.

The derailment of the rail line occurred on Monday.

Two young men have been arrested in the Adamawa State capital, Yola, for alleged shop breaking and phone snatching.

The two offences are typical of young criminal elements known in Adamawa State as Shila Boys.

The Adamawa State Police Command, which said on Tuesday that the arrests resulted from an intensified crackdown on Shilla gangsterism and other criminal activities, explained that operatives attached to the Doubeli Divisional Police Headquarters in Yola North Local Government Area carried out the arrests in separate operations.

The command, in a statement signed by its spokesman, SP Suleiman Nguroje, said that on June 3, 2026, operatives arrested a 22-year-old suspect, Idris Auwal, a resident of Doubeli Culvert in Yola North LGA, in connection with a burglary incident.

“Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect conspired with three accomplices, currently at large, to break into a shop located at Nassarawo Borehole belonging to Abdullahi Sunusi,” Nguroje explained.

He added that the suspects made away with a bag containing cash as well as assorted goods from the shop shelves.

According to the police spokesman, in a separate incident on June 5, 2026, police operatives apprehended another suspected Shilla gang member accused of attacking and robbing residents.

The suspect, reportedly armed with a cutlass, accosted one Abubakar Abdullahi along the Doubeli Bypass and dispossessed him of an Itel mobile phone and the sum of N19,000.

“The victim sustained injuries during the attack but was promptly rescued and given medical attention following swift police intervention,” Nguroje stated.

The police, listing items recovered from the suspects as a cutlass, a knife and the stolen mobile phone, stated that both suspects are currently under investigation, while efforts are ongoing to apprehend other fleeing members of the gang.