NYSC Member Who Died in Lagos Train Accident Buried Amid Tears

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Oreoluwa Aina, who died in the Lagos train accident, has been buried in Lagos amid tears and wailing by family members, colleagues, and well-wishers. The 28-year-old late Aina was among the six persons who died in the train and Lagos State Government staff bus accident on Thursday, March 9, 2023, at PWD, Ikeja area of Lagos.

The late corps member, who served with the Curriculum Services Department of the Lagos State Ministry of Education in Alausa, Ikeja, was buried on Saturday at Atan cemetery. Family members, colleagues, and well-wishers present at the burial wept uncontrollably as the remains of the deceased were lowered into the grave.

A delegation of the Lagos State Government, led by the Commissioner for Education, Folasade Adefisayo, was present at the burial, along with the deceased’s family members and the State Coordinator of NYSC, Yetunde Baderinwa. Adefisayo conveyed the heartfelt condolences of the state governor and the people of the state to the families, praying for God to grant the departed souls eternal rest and the families fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.

Today, from Oke Afa and Ikotun areas of Lagos, I visited the families of Esther Rokosu, Victoria Johnson and Aina Oreoluwa Juliana who lost their lives in the Bus/Train accident.

My heart goes out to their loved ones during this difficult time. pic.twitter.com/rsoJpAmarC

— Babajide Sanwo-Olu (@jidesanwoolu) March 10, 2023

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and some top members of the state Executive Council, on Friday, visited family members of the victims at their respective homes and offered prayers. Also, the wife of the President-elect, Mrs. Oluremi Tinubu, and the wife of Lagos State Governor, Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, visited recuperating victims at their different wards and hospitals, where they are currently receiving treatment. The duo also donated and presented various items to aid smooth recovery.

Meanwhile, Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, disclosed that the total number of patients/passengers discharged as of Sunday, March 12, 2023, stood at 53. According to the statistics released, a total number of passengers involved was 102, and the breakdown of the location after triage from the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) are: LASUTH-71, General Hospital (GH), Lagos-4, GH, Orile-Agege-10, GH, Gbagada-6, and Tollgate Trauma Centre-5.

While the total record of death remained six, in which two were at the site of the accident and four at LASUTH during resuscitation, the total number of patients on admission as of Sunday, March 12, 2023, stood at 43, with LASUTH-39, General Hospital Odan-Lagos-2, and General Hospital, Gbagada-2.