Foreigner Feared Dead After Falling At IMSU Roundabout

As calls and rage continued to dominate the clamour for the removal of
the big round about located at IMSU junction, Owerri, Imo State
another tragedy struck again yesterday as one of the contractors, a
Korean, handling the project, fell from the bamboo made as make shift
Scalf Folder for the construction work, in the process, the foreigner
reportedly fractured his waist and wrist. One Yahuze Sunday, a foreman
working with him, stated that the incident occurred at about 1:30pm,
as a result of the weakness of the bamboo sticks that were used in the
construction of the scalf folder.

Another eye witness report by Imo Civil Guard who was on duty when the
incident happened disclosed that the Korean contractor, Mr. Kahn fell
from the bamboo Scalf Folder when he was climbing around it and
marking spots where works needed to be done on the big structure.
According to her, the bamboo woods have duly over stayed given that
the contract has lasted which consequently have left the bamboo woods
to the mercy of the rains and the sun. According to Civil Defence
Operative, the bamboo woods have become so wet and weak that they are
now death traps for anyone climbing them.

Given her opinion, she called on the government for speedy completion
of the roundabout project, or better still the removal/replacement of
the bamboo made Scalf Folder with the modern day mental Scar Folder
which defies both the rains and the sun. As at the time of filing this
report, Mr. Kahn had been taken to a nearby hospital in town whose
name was not disclosed to our Reporter by his driver. The condition of
the Korean was said to in bad state even as his survival depends on
the level of medical attention to be given to him.

It will be recalled that it was the third time in the series of
tragedies that has happened at the popular IMSU junction since the
month of September. On the 10th of September this year, Dr. Kelechi
Okapalaeke , a onetime information and strategy commissioner under
governor Ikedi Ohakim described his near death situation "as an intent
to kill..." Barely twenty four hours after Dr. Okpalaeke escaped death,
Imolites bemoaned a real death situation as a Mack Trailer coming from
Okigwe lost control and ran into a shop adjacent to the same big
roundabout trapping two people under it for more than twenty four
hours as there were no rescue equipments from Men of the Road Safety,
Nigeria Civil Defence Corps, and Imo Civil Guard.