Sympathisers had gathered at the scene of the accident and started
frantic and feeble rescue works before the arrival of the Police and
other emergency rescue teams.
The driver of the long vehicle was too stunned to flee. He stood
rooted to the spot as he beheld the gravity of what the container he was
carrying had done. Noone had his time, he could have fled if his mind
had told him so. He was later taken to the hospital where he was treated
for shock and then into Police custody for questioning and possible
prosecution.
By the time the container was moved from its place on top of the
Camry, life has been snuffed out of the four occupants of the vehicle.
The sympathisers have been hoping for a sort of miracle but their hopes
were rudely dashed. Dejo's head was crushed while Funmi sprawled
lifelessly on her seat with her seat crushing the legs of Bayo who was
covered in blood and could be hardly distinguishable from the also
fairly crushed Tola who had been cut in several places by ragged pieces
of the car's metal components. Pieces of shattered glass could be picked
from all the four bodies as all had been cut in many places by them.
The bodies were taken to a nearby private hospital and later the
morgue at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital in Sagamu.
The wreck of the car was taken to a nearby Police station and was
searched to aid the identification and contact of the occupants of the
ill fated car. The Constable assigned to do that found Dejo's wallet
containing several business cards and wads of Naira and Dollar
currencies. He was tempted to pocket some Dollar notes before entering
the contents in the Police inventory book.
''This man get money o! But the money no go useful for am again now,'' he thought to himself.
''If I take small dem no go know jare'' he concluded, ready to slip some into his pocket.
As he was about ppcketing the notes, a superior officer who had been
watching him all along without his knowledge suddenly barked.
''If you remove anything from that purse eh, na that kind death you go die. You foolish thing!''
The Constable did not want to die such a hot death, so he changed his mind, though reluctantly, and faced his business.
They also found his mobile phone, but it had been badly crushed that
it was difficult to decipher its make or model. The children's snacks,
bags, food items, and other junks were also unearthed from the wreck. As
they were about giving up the search, the Inspector in charge decided
to take a last look around and he checked under the front seat where
Funmi had sat.
He found Funmi's new Nokia C1 phone, nothing happened to it!
''Now,'' thought the Inspector, ''is the time to give somebody a bad news.''
He scrolled through her contacts and found a lot of numbers. Some
were not clear in relationship, some were business partners, her
stylist, her tailor, while others were ambiguous.
But a number stood out and the name above it said 'My Brother in
law'. Inspector Kolawole checked her account balance and discovered that
there was more than enough airtime, so he decided to use her phone. He
breathed in and out and set about calling the numbers.
''This is another part of job I hate doing, but sha, the show must
go on.'' He said to himself as he pressed the 'send/call' button on
Funmi Akinola's phone.
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