How Gov. Umahi Stormed Mining Site Where Vehicle Plunged Inside, Spent Over 2 Hours Trying To Rescue Victims

By Wisdom Nwedene, Abakaliki

Governor David Nweze Umahi of Ebonyi State, on Sunday, visited the mining site where a vehicle plunged inside and a yet-to-be identified number of passengers still trapped inside.

IGBERE TV gathered that the Governor who visited the mining site where the ugly incident happened yesterday came with functional crane and spent over two hours trying to get more divers to rescue the accident victims.

Speaking with Igbere TV correspondent, a middle aged man, Mr Monday Igboke identified the vehicle as a Volkswagen Golf Car.

According to him, "the vehicle is a Volkswagen Golf Car. Since yesterday, we have been trying to recover the car but all our efforts proved abortive."

"This evening, the Governor arrived with a crane to rescue the victims but because of the deepness of the pit, divers are finding it difficult to connect the vehicle to the crane".

"There was a point the divers connected the vehicle to the crane but the rope cut and the vehicle fell inside again."

"Governor immediately mobilised for more divers to come and help connect it back so that the vehicle can be recovered."

IGBERE TV gathered that the  pit is over 36fts deep as other residents of the area appreciated the effort of the State Government for coming to the mining site with a crane to recover the vehicle.

Governor Umahi was accompanied to the mining site with his Deputy, Barrister Kelechi Eric Igwe and other top dignitaries in the State.

https://igberetvnews.com/1397922/gov-umahi-stormed-mining-site-vehicle-plunged-inside-spent-2-hours-trying-rescue-victims/

Omo

Ok

Poor unfortunate souls. Rip to the deceased

We are indeed living in dangerous times.

Isn't it time we remember our Creator?

Why are they still calling this a rescue? All passengers are dead

Is It To Rescue The People Or To Recover The Vehicle?? I Pray They Rescue Them Alive And The Vehicle Recoverd Back To The owner.

Medicine after death

"Since yesterday, they have been trying to recover the car but all efforts proved abortive".

So the victims are still alive inside lake for 24 hours ?

I commiserate with the Ebonyi state government and the bereaved families. We are really in bad times these days.

Paparazzi

Na wa o!

Vickyvice:
Why are they still calling this a rescue? All passengers are dead

... Rescuing the Dead Bodies from Ritualist !

realstars:
Is It To Rescue The People Or To Recover The Vehicle??
I Pray They Rescue Them Alive And The Vehicle Recoverd Back To The owner.

Just shaking my head

Allah ya taimaka

lord have mercy..

So him won remove am abi wetin

pregnantMan:
Hope they are not dead

read but no u no go read ,,,, 5 confirmed dead ,2 seriously injured .... All of them na APC supporter's

Hope they are not dead

mr governor nice one

if you havent patronised me yet

e no good o


i will repair your dead phones or laptops or any compute gadgets

i dey ikeja here

another bad news from Igbo region

That minning site is close to the road side.. this could have been averted.
That bus was going to ikwo and definitely has a FUNAI student inside..
we can’t keep going like dis