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By Madu Obi
The Anambra State government has said that the accident that claimed three lives close to the 2nd Niger Bridge at Obosi was not caused by its revenue agents as earlier reported.
While however extending sympathies to the families of the affected incident, the Press Secretary to Governor Chukwuma Soludo, Mr. Christian Aburime denied the involvement of state's revenue officials in activities leading to it.
Aburime said: "It has come to our attention that certain individuals are spreading false information, claiming that the accident was caused by the operations of Anambra State government revenue officials.
We categorically state that this allegation is completely untrue. Government revenue officials do not conduct operations on Sundays, and they were not present at the scene of the accident.
The cause of the accident has been traced to a vehicular brake failure of a truck sloping down to Oba and Onitsha from Owerri axis, leading to the multiple accidents and the associated fatalities.
Moreover, the government revenue service has not authorized anyone or agent for the purposes of revenue collection on the highways, either on State or Federal roads, not to mention weekends."
All government revenue partners can be identified with identification cards and numbers, and the public is entitled to request for the photograph shots of all government revenue agents and field officers for authentication purposes.
However, Governor Soludo has vowed that, aside the mechanical factor of brake failure, illegal agents found operating on the highways within the state will be arrested and prosecuted
"As always, Anambra State government under the leadership of Governor Chukwuma Soludo remains committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of its citizens".
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