An auto accident occurred at Nwagu junction, Agulu, Anaocha local government area of Anambra state, resulting in seven individuals sustaining severe injuries on Thursday.
The accident was reportedly caused by a group of illegal revenue agents in the southeast state.
It involved a shuttle bus carrying seven passengers en route to Ekwuluobia.
According to an eyewitness, the bus driver was running away from the revenue agents when he suddenly lost control after one of the agents threw a heavy stone at him, resulting in the vehicle’s somersaulting.
He said: “The bus was one of those the illegal revenue team invaded at Nwagu Junction Agulu.
“While they were pursuing the bus, one of the touts threw a heavy stone at the driver. He suddenly lost control of the bus, and it veered off the road and somersaulted.
“All the passengers on board were left with different degrees of injuries while the driver is in a critical condition.”
Ozoh, who visited the crash scene, said Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s government was not supporting illegal revenue collection, urging residents to join the government in stopping the act.
He announced a temporary ban on collecting all forms of revenue within the council until a proper investigation was conducted to ascertain the real revenue agents of the government.
While revealing that one person has been arrested in connection with the crash, Ozoh charged motorists plying the area to be law abiding and to report activities of any revenue agent within the council to his office.
“An investigation is being carried out by the police in the council area to identify those involved in the act that led to the accident,” he said.
