The Chartered Institute of Transport Administration of Nigeria (CIoTA), has commenced a broad-based programme that would involve critical stakeholders on the importance of safety and proper latching of containers and cargo to trucks before they hit the roads. This move, according to CIoTA President, Bashir Jamoh, is to forestall future accidents caused by fallen containers on Nigerian roads. He stated this while reacting to a recent incident where a container fell from a truck and landed on a commercial vehicle, killing the occupants, including two employees of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). He said: “I spoke with both parents (Mrs. Ajoku and Mr. Nnaekpe) of the two youthful FAAN employees whose lives were sadly terminated by the fallen container while in a bus on their way from work. As your President, I extended our collective heartfelt sympathies to them in separate phone conversations.

Source: The Guardian August 05, 2020 03:11 UTC