Big Brother Naija Season 7 winner, Josephina Otabor, popularly known as Phyna, and Nollywood veteran Kate Henshaw are calling for justice after a truck allegedly belonging to the Dangote Group ran over Phyna’s younger sister in Auchi, Edo State, leaving her with life-threatening injuries.
According to Henshaw, the incident occurred just six days after the victim graduated. The truck driver reportedly fled the scene but was pursued and apprehended by a lecturer who witnessed the collision.
In a series of posts on X (formerly Twitter), Henshaw alleged that the truck’s license plate had been removed while in police custody, and that officers were preventing the victim’s family and concerned students from accessing the vehicle.
“This @DangoteGroup truck in police custody in Auchi has hit a young girl who just graduated 6 days ago. The driver didn’t stop. He was chased down by an eyewitness lecturer who went after him. The license plate has been removed. Police are refusing the family and students access. One leg amputated already & the other one may soon be amputated as well. She is lying critical in hospital. She is the junior sister to @unusualphyna. Whoever owns the truck should own up,” Henshaw wrote, tagging the Nigeria Police Force and Lagos Police PRO Benjamin Hundeyin.
Phyna, in a separate Instagram post, directly accused the Dangote Group of prioritising corporate meetings over her sister’s medical emergency and instructing police to remove the truck’s plate number.
“From all that has happened, you decided to rather tell the Nigerian police to remove the plate number on the truck that crushed my sister… What happened to seeing my sister first? If that truck and your driver should leave that station, I will be right back. I’m attending to my sister first. Na money you get, you no be God. But my God is bigger. Enough is enough,” Phyna stated.
The victim, whose identity has not yet been made public, is reportedly in critical condition, with one leg already amputated and doctors warning that the second may also require amputation.
As of press time, the Dangote Group had not issued a public statement regarding the incident. The case has sparked public outrage, with social media users amplifying calls for accountability and swift justice.
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