Tragedy in Delta as ‘Yahoo boy’ kills three Students in Car Crash

Jenipher  Ike, a Final-year student of Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku, and a 14-year-old SS1 student of Odiagbo Secondary School, Ogwashi-Uku, have reportedly been killed in an auto crash caused by a suspected Internet fraudster (Yahoo boy) in Aniocha South Local Council of Delta State.

It was gathered that the incident, which happened Sunday evening, along Polytechnic Road, Ogwashi-Uku, also claimed the life of a third person.
An eyewitness said the suspect rammed into the three, and that the final-year student and the 14-year-old boy died on the spot, while the third victim, a female, was rushed to a hospital and was confirmed dead, yesterday morning.

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According to an eyewitness “The boy (suspect) was driving a Lexus 350 ash coloured saloon along Polytechnic Road, a short distance from the school, and crushed three persons to death. The boy is among Yahoo boys in Ogwashi-Uku. People came to the scene and started beating him. They even wanted to kill him, before intervention by some persons who handed him over to the police. The deceased, one Jenipher, a HND Mass Communication final-year student of the polytechnic, had just finished her final exams and was currently writing her project.”

“The other female victim whose mother is selling something along the Polytechnic Road was quickly rushed to the hospital but unfortunately, she died this (Monday) morning.

“It is unfortunate that this happened again this December. Every December, there must be an accident of this nature in this road especially involving these “yahoo boys”, another witness narrated.

The suspect is reportedly at the police station in Ogwashi-Uku. When contacted, the Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Delta State Command, Mr Eshiet Udeme, said he was yet to get the brief of the accident and promised to get back to our correspondent but could not get back as of the time of filing this report.

But the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Bright Edafe, confirmed the incident, adding that only one died. He said, “One death confirmed, please.”