Highway danger: Oyo students beg FERMA for speed breakers

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Students of Baptist Secondary Grammar School, Ago-Aare, in Oyo State have appealed to the Federal Government to urgently install speed breakers and other traffic-calming measures on the busy Ago-Aare–Saki road, citing growing safety concerns over speeding vehicles and heavy-duty trucks plying the route.

The appeal, which has gained traction on social media, was conveyed in a video seen by our correspondent on Wednesday, where a group of students raised alarm over what they described as a “critical safety threat” at the entrance of their school.

The video, posted on X (formerly Twitter) by the handle Oyo M Esi Oro (@oyomesioro), featured four students—three boys and a girl—speaking on behalf of the school’s management, staff, and student body.

In the footage, one of the students, identified as Ayantoye Emmanuel, expressed appreciation to the Federal Government for ongoing rehabilitation works on the road, but stressed that urgent safety interventions were needed to prevent accidents. Punch