Four people have reportedly died and 16 others injured after a container truck fell on a Toyota Hiace bus on Berger Bridge along the Ibeju-Lekki Expressway in Lagos State.

According to the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), the accident occurred in the early hours of Wednesday, October 28, 2026, inward Eleko, after an articulated truck carrying a 20-foot container collided with the bus, registered as GME-589 ZU.

The agency said preliminary findings indicated that the truck was travelling uphill at excessive speed when it encountered the bus. The driver reportedly lost control while attempting to avoid a collision, causing the truck and its container to fall on the vehicle.

“The impact was severe and tragically resulted in the loss of four (4) adult males who were confirmed dead at the scene, while sixteen (16) other adult males sustained varying degrees of injuries,” LASEMA said.

The agency reportedly dispatched its Beta Whales Team from the Epe Base after receiving a distress call. The team worked with the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and the Nigeria Police Force to secure the scene and assist the victims.

The injured passengers were given first aid before being transported to Epe General Hospital for further treatment.

LASEMA said a private crane had been secured to lift the overturned truck and container to enable responders to safely recover the bodies of the deceased. The recovery operation was ongoing, while traffic management measures were introduced along the affected stretch of road.

The Lagos State Government expressed its condolences to the families of the deceased and wished the injured victims a speedy recovery.

Meanwhile, in separate incidents on Wednesday, emergency responders also attended to two other road crashes in Agege and Igando.

In Agege, a truck rammed into a solar-powered streetlight pole near Vetland School, inward Pen Cinema, along Old Abeokuta Road, before mounting the road median and obstructing traffic.

LASEMA attributed the incident to reckless driving. No casualties were recorded, although the truck and streetlight pole were damaged.

The agency diverted traffic while recovery operations were carried out. Its heavy-duty recovery equipment was used to remove the truck, which was taken to Abattoir Police Station for investigation and safekeeping. The road was subsequently cleared and reopened.

In Igando, a DAF truck collided with a Toyota Corolla at Lanre Bus Stop along LASU-Igando Road.

LASEMA said preliminary information indicated that traffic had built up because of a broken-down truck on the opposite side of the road. The DAF truck was reportedly driving against traffic when it collided with the Corolla.

The crash obstructed part of the road inward Igando. The Corolla driver sustained a minor head injury and was taken to Igando General Hospital by an associate. No deaths were reported.

The Corolla was towed to Igando Police Station, while LASEMA deployed its heavy-duty recovery equipment to move the DAF truck to a lay-by and restore traffic flow. The operation was still ongoing at the time of the report.

The Lagos State Government reiterated its commitment to protecting lives and property through emergency response operations and commended LASEMA and the other agencies involved in handling the incidents.

LASEMA also advised motorists to observe speed limits, avoid driving against traffic, refrain from reckless manoeuvres and ensure their vehicles are mechanically sound before travelling. Residents were urged to report emergencies through the state’s toll-free lines.

A 40-year-old Nigerian man, Chukwuemeka Victor Amachukwu, has been jailed for eight years in the United States for his role in hacking, identity theft and multimillion-dollar fraud schemes.

Amachukwu, also known as Chukwuemeka Victor Eletuo and So Kwan Leung, was sentenced by US District Judge Paul G. Gardephe after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit computer intrusions and conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

According to the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, in a statement issued on October 19,  Amachukwu and his co-conspirators targeted US tax preparation businesses, stole customers’ personal information and used the data to submit fraudulent tax returns and loan applications.

The schemes, which began in at least 2019, involved spear-phishing emails used to gain access to the electronic systems of tax preparation businesses in New York, Texas and other states.

The conspirators reportedly stole tax and identifying information belonging to customers of the targeted businesses, affecting approximately 800 customers in the identified hacking scheme.

They subsequently used stolen identities to file fraudulent tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service and state tax authorities, seeking refunds totalling about $8.4 million.

According to the prosecution. the group successfully obtained at least $2.5 million through the fraudulent tax claims.

The conspirators also exploited the US Small Business Administration’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan programme, obtaining approximately $819,000 in fraudulent payouts.

In a separate investment fraud scheme, Amachukwu allegedly offered victims investments in purportedly valuable standby letters of credit, impersonating a wealthy overseas financier to convince them the investments were genuine.

The investments did not exist, and Amachukwu and his associates obtained more than $7 million in fraudulent proceeds, the court filings said.

US Attorney Jamie McDonald said Amachukwu had targeted victims while believing he could operate beyond the reach of American law enforcement.

“Amachukwu took part in sophisticated schemes to hack into U.S. businesses, steal and use stolen identity information of victims, and commit fraud,” McDonald said.

He added that the crimes caused significant harm to victims and the public, making a substantial prison sentence appropriate.

In addition to the eight-year prison term, Amachukwu was sentenced to one year of supervised release and ordered to pay $3.64 million in restitution and forfeit $10.84 million.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation assisted with the investigation, which was prosecuted by the Complex Frauds and Cybercrime Unit of the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos have arrested one Qhina Beauty, a 34-year-old South African woman, with 36.65 kilogrammes of cocaine.

Femi Babafemi, NDLEA director of media and advocacy, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, said Beauty was arrested on October 7 at the airport’s departure hall while attempting to board a Qatar Airways flight to South Africa via Doha.

He said a search of her two travel bags led to the discovery of 30 blocks of cocaine concealed with dried pepper, wrapped in cellophane tape and packed into seven parcels.

According to the statement, Beauty told investigators that she arrived in Nigeria on September 30 specifically to collect the consignment and was promised R20,000 by another South African woman for delivering it.

According to Babafemi, Beauty identified two other members of the syndicate, one based in the United States, and the other a Lagos-based car dealer.

He said the agency subsequently arrested Uchenna Umunnakwe, a 46-year-old car dealer, on October 14 at Apple Junction, Ago Palace Way, Lagos, following surveillance at his residence in Shasha.

Umunnakwe, according to the NDLEA,  admitted receiving Beauty at the airport, lodging her at Santiago Hotel in Amuwo-Odofin and later moving her to Cynarisso Hotel near the airport ahead of her departure.

In a separate operation, the agency arrested Anetor Gloria Ubong, a 62-year-old Nigerian-American realtor based in Richmond, Texas, with 9.45 kilogrammes of loud, a high-grade cannabis strain, at the Lagos airport on October 21.

Babafemi said Ubong, who holds Nigerian and US passports, was arrested upon arrival on a United Airlines flight from Houston.

He said officers found 18 parcels of loud concealed with gift-wrapping paper in one of her two checked-in boxes.

The statement said Ubong claimed her daughter and the daughter’s future brother-in-law delivered the box to her home in the US for onward delivery in Nigeria to her daughter’s fiancé, identified as Jibola.

In other operations across the country, the agency arrested Eletu Rasheedat, 41, in the Eti Osa area of Lagos on October 23, recovering 5,820 diazepam pills, 780 tramadol tablets, 3.7 kilogrammes of skunk and 230.25 litres of skuchies.

In Delta state, NDLEA operatives arrested Peter Ugochukwu, 51, in Warri, with thousands of pharmaceutical opioid units, including 29,350 tramadol capsules, 6,620 tramadol tablets, 4,116 bottles of codeine syrup and 11,340 Rohypnol tablets.

Other drugs recovered from him included 3,500 diazepam tablets, 300 ampoules of pentazocine injection, 200 ampoules of diazepam injection and quantities of tramadol 225 milligrammes, Molly and Cocodamol.

Babafemi said Ugochukwu was transferred to the agency by the Nigeria Police Force in Delta alongside a white Hummer bus.

In Warri, officers arrested Helen Bakporo Samson, 46, a physically challenged woman, with 6 kilogrammes of skunk at Enhere Junction on October 19.

The agency also arrested Fajana Dada Oluwaseyi, 41, in the Adamasingba area of Ibadan, Oyo state, on October 19.

According to the statement, Oluwaseyi had earlier escaped arrest when officers seized 197.8 kilogrammes of cannabis from his residence on September 16.

In Kano state, NDLEA operatives arrested Murtala Lawan, 30, during a raid in the Gerawa area on October 22 and recovered 159 blocks of cannabis weighing 97.2 kilogrammes.

In Taraba state, officers arrested Raiyanu Misa, 39, at the Lankaviri checkpoint in Yorro LGA on October 23 with 95 blocks of compressed cannabis weighing 60.175 kilogrammes.

The statement added that the police handed over another suspect arrested at Dakka village in Bali LGA, Taraba, with 112 blocks of compressed cannabis weighing 81.49 kilogrammes.

In Niger state, officers arrested Emmanuel Ekene, 26, on the Sabo-Kainji road in Borgu LGA on October 19 with 64,000 opioid pills, including tramadol and diazepam.

In Bauchi state, NDLEA operatives arrested Jamilu Mustapha, 45, also known as Last Card, at Nasaru town in Ningi LGA on October 21, recovering 379 kilogrammes of cannabis packed in seven large sacks.

Babafemi said officers also recovered 583 kilogrammes of abandoned cannabis from a farm in Board-Ala, Akure South LGA, Ondo state, during a raid on October 20.

In Edo state, operatives destroyed two cannabis farms in Ugbada Forest, Uzebba, Owan West LGA, on October 18.

The farms had an estimated yield of 2,023.14 kilogrammes of cannabis, while officers burnt 450 kilogrammes of processed cannabis at the site and took another 97 kilogrammes as exhibits.

The agency also arrested Mary Edokhai, 42, at Ewe community in Owan West LGA, with 35kg of cannabis.

Babafemi said NDLEA commands across the country also conducted drug abuse awareness campaigns in schools, places of worship, workplaces and communities during the week.

He said the agency’s chairman, Mohamed Buba Marwa, commended officers in the affected commands for their vigilance and intelligence-led operations, and urged personnel nationwide to sustain efforts against drug trafficking and substance abuse.