A man has died after a billboard fell on him during a storm in Aba, Abia State.
Another man trapped by the huge billboard was said to be fighting for his life at a hospital in the commercial city.
The incident happened on Wednesday, Anaedoonline gathered.
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An eyewitness said the two persons were trapped under the heavy board before construction workers pulled them out with heavy-duty equipment.
One of them was dead, the other critically injured, the witness said.
Just recently, A man has been shot dead in Warri on Thursday, day two of the 14-day lockdown meant to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the oil-rich Delta State.
Anaedoonline gathered that a young man, identified as Joseph Pessu, drove in a black car without a plate number and headed towards NPA Express towards Ugbuwamgue from Ogunnu, a suburb of Warri.
At about 11:00a.m, Pessu was reportedly flagged down by security personnel but refused to stop even after the right rear tyre of his car was ruptured by a bullet released by one of the security officers.
According to witnesses said in spite of the burst tyre, the father-of-two drove on from Ogunnu to NPA expressway while being pursued by the security agents.
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