Personnel of the Oyo State Fire Service have recovered two bodies after a road accident involving a petroleum products tanker in Ibadan.

The incident occured on Saturday in the Sat Guru Mahraji area along the Ibadan/Lagos Expressway.

It was learnt that the petroleum tanker with registration number BDJ 27IXG, loaded with 45,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, swerved off the road and plunged into a nearby ditch.

Our correspondent learnt that two men who were trapped in the tanker lost their lives.

Their remains were recovered by men of the Oyo Fire Service and later handed over to the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC.

Chairman of Oyo State Fire Service, Maroof Akinwande, in a statement on Sunday, said preliminary information indicated that the accident was caused by brake failure.

He said, “Upon arrival, it was discovered that a MAC trailer tanker with registration number BDJ 27IXG (Oyo), loaded with 45,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), had swerved off the road and plunged into a nearby ditch.

“Two male occupants were trapped in the accident. The victims were subsequently handed over to a team of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) officers led by Comr. S. Oyegoke for further necessary action.”

At least two people narrowly escaped death on Saturday after a 20-foot container truck overturned following a collision with another truck at New Garage, along Ikorodu Road in the Ojota area of Lagos State.

The accident, which involved a truck with registration number SUL 460 ZY, caused significant traffic disruption on the busy road.

The truck was reportedly carrying three people when the incident occurred.

Confirming the accident, the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Dr Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, said the container truck collided with a flat-body truck whose driver allegedly fled the scene before emergency responders arrived.

He said the impact of the collision caused the container-laden vehicle to overturn, leaving about half of the carriageway obstructed.

Oke-Osanyintolu further disclosed that the collision also damaged a high-tension electricity pole, causing power cables to fall across the road.

He said the fallen cables created additional danger and temporarily made the affected section inaccessible to motorists, pedestrians and emergency personnel.

According to him, two occupants of the truck sustained injuries in the crash.

The driver’s assistant reportedly suffered serious injuries to the head and chest, in addition to multiple bruises, while the driver sustained injuries to his mouth and shoulder.

Following the incident, emergency responders from the Lagos State Government moved in to provide immediate medical assistance to the victims.

LASEMA and the Lagos State Ambulance Service administered first aid and advanced medical care at the scene to stabilise the injured persons before further treatment.

Personnel from the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority were also deployed to manage the traffic situation and assist with the response operation.

Staff of Ikeja Electric equally arrived at the scene to secure and manage the electricity cables that had fallen onto the road following the damage to the high-tension pole.

The authorities continued efforts to clear the obstruction and restore normal movement along the affected section of Ikorodu Road.

Troops of Sector 1, Operation WHIRL STROKE (OPWS), have rescued three kidnapped victims following an operation along the Ogobia-Otukpo axis of Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State.

The rescue operation was carried out at about 8 a.m. on August 14, 2026, by troops stationed at the Forward Operating Base (FOB) Otukpo, in collaboration with personnel of the Nigeria Police Force.

The development was contained in a post shared on X by security analyst Zagazola Makama on Saturday night.

According to the report, the troops were alerted to a kidnapping incident in the area and immediately moved to the scene.

“On arrival, the security personnel found a bus abandoned by the suspected kidnappers, with no passengers inside.

“The troops then launched a pursuit of the fleeing suspects.

“During the operation, the kidnappers reportedly abandoned three victims, who were rescued by the troops,” Makama wrote.

Makama also revealed that the driver of the bus was found with a gunshot wound sustained during the attack.

The rescued victims were handed over to the police for further action, while security operatives continued efforts to locate and arrest the fleeing suspects.