The mother of the male students who were crushed to death by a truck under the Isaac Boro Park flyover in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has called out to the government to give her justice for her slain sons.
The bereaved mother also allegedly birthed a baby girl five days after the death of her sons.
The boys identified Godswill (13) and Promise (12) were returning from school on Tuesday, when a truck, making a reverse crushed them to death.
Subsequently, the truck driver was arrested by the police, who arrived at the scene, preventing the driver from being lynched by an angry mob.
The remains of the children were deposited at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital mortuary.
Speaking to Punch on Sunday, the bereaved mother, Precious Sunday, disclosed that she had given birth on Saturday.
She stated that losing two children on the same day through the action of a reckless driver was unbearable as she demanded justice.
The new mother added that she had not been allowed to see the corpses because of her condition.
According to her, “I put to bed yesterday (Saturday) morning. Somebody called me yesterday that the owner of the truck said we should come and collect N1m. Is it good?” she said.
“I have not seen my children’s corpses. Their bodies are at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital mortuary. Their father went there to see them. They didn’t allow me to see them because of my condition then.
“I want to see the person that killed them. I also want to see the owner of the truck. I believe that he (truck owner) must be a father. Let them come and tell me what happened. Even before I gave birth yesterday, I was at that same spot on Friday. People usually stand there and cars pass as well. So, how did it happen that my children were killed? Let the police and the government help me.”
Confirming the event, the spokesperson of the State Police Command, Nnamdi Omoni, said the truck driver was still in detention, as investigations were still ongoing.
