Trailer Crashes Into CBN Premises In Jos

An articulated vehicle on Friday
crashed into the premises of the
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in
Jos.
The vehicle with
registration EPL 756
XD crashed into the
CBN building at
about 6:30 a.m. and destroyed over
70 per cent of the goods in the
vehicle.
The vehicle was packed on the road
side leading to the CBN building by
the Plateau Teaching Hospital when
it rolled and crashed into the
building. An eyewitness said the
driver was sleeping in the vehicle
when the incident occurred and all
his efforts to start the vehicle proved
abortive.
The driver lost control as the steering
and breaking system malfunctioned.
Although no life was lost in the
incident, the trailer crashed into a
Peugeot car belonging to Kanke Local
Government mass transit.
The trailer, which belonged to the
Qualitec Aluminium Industry Ltd.,
conveyed goods from the company
in Lagos to Alumetal Nigeria Ltd.,
handling the roofing work at the
ongoing expansion of the CBN
building.
The site engineer of Alumetal Nigeria
ltd., Musa Isiaka, said that his
company would not take
responsibility for the incident as the
goods had not yet reached its
destination.
According to him all we will do is to
gather all the needed information
and send it to the trailer's company
in Lagos so as to make them act fast.
"We are doing this because our
company and theirs are partners in
business and the goods are from us;
since we are on ground, if we don't
assist, it won't augur well,'' Mr. Isiaka
said.
An official of the apex bank, who
pleaded anonymity, said that the
bank had urged the police to
investigate the incident. When
contacted, the Police Public Relations
Officer, DSP Felicia Anselem,
confirmed the incident. He promised
that "no stone will be left unturned
to get to the root cause of the
incident.