By Peter Nwasike
A female Journalist, Lady Nkoli Ugboma, Correspondent of Courage Managine, Lagos, and also On-line Publisher in U-TUBE, was involved in Road Accident, with a commercial motor-cyclist (Okada Rider), along Awka- Ekwulobia Road, at the front of Golden Turlip Hotel, Agulu, in Anaocha Local Government Area, Anambra State, on Saturday, May 25, 2024.
The Journalist, in company of some journalists, went on news-coverage, for an event hosted by the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), with the objective of sensitizing their members on the role of Political Parties for grass-root mobilization, for good governance.
After the occasion, the journalists, came in front of the main gate of Golden Turlip Hotel, Agulu, which was sloppy, with vehicles descending in furious speed. Narrating the incident to journalists. Lady Nkoli said that there was a commercial bus, parked at the opposite side of the Hotel, heading to Awka, and the driver was off-loading goods for a passenger. They crossed to the side of the bus, and waited for the driver to let them into the vehicle, for onward return to Awka. As they were waiting by the side of the road, a commercial motor-cyclist (Okada Rider), carrying passenger, and descending the hill with reckless speed. As she saw the reckless driving, she scampered away, but the motor-cycle hit her right leg, and fractured the leg, and she feel down, knocking her fore-head on the ground. The wound she sustained made her lost much blood, with herself lying in the pool of her own blood.
Her fellow journalists, who also attended the event hosted by APGA, helped her and rushed her to St. Joseph’s Catholic Hospital, Adazi, for treatment. The Journalist, namely, Nwabueze Okonkwo of Vanguard Newspaper, Emeka Okonkwo of Anambra Voice magazine, Prince Anthony, Camera-man for Nkoli, also forced the Okada Rider to ride his vehicle to the hospital. The following day, Sunday, May 26, 2024, two of the journalist, Emeka Okonkwo and Prince Anthony, reported the case to the Police Headquarters, Neni, in Anaocha Local Government Area, Anambra State. Who came and impounded the motorcycle, and kept in their Headquarters, at Neni, for further investigation.
The Hospital consulted their Specialist Orthopaedic Surgeon, who performed bone-setting surgery on the accident victim.
When the Specialist Surgeon, Dr. Okafor was contacted, he testified that his patient is responding to treatment, and prescribed that the patient should be given meticulous care, both in medicinal and balanced food for holistic recovery soon.
In fact, the cost of treatment, both in medicinal and diets, are exorbitant, and requires interventions, from individual and group Philanthropists. At the time of filling this report,the Chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Anaocha Local Government Area, Hon. Chief Anthony Ugorji (Ozo Chukwukwadolu), has been contacted by this reporter, and he expressed sympathy about the accident. He graciously consented to the appeal by this reporter, to visit the accident victim, in the Hospital, in the virtues of the motto of APGA: “BE YOUR BROTHER’S/SISTER’S KEEPER (ONYE AGHANA NWANNE YA).
It is hoped that as the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), is the ruling political party of Government of Anambra State, they shall sympathetically, compassionately, generously, magnanimously, apply the “SOCIAL WELFARE RESPONSIBILITY OF GOVERNMENT” and also of politics and respond to the case with desired sensitivity.
Female Journalist Accident Victim:
Lady Nkoli Ugboma on Hospital Bed