Nigerian journalists who were involved in an accident on Wednesday in Ivory Coast are in stable condition but still nursing some injuries after escaping death while covering the ongoing tournament.
They were returning to Abidjan from the Ivorian capital Yamoussoukro after covering one of the last Group C games between Senegal and Gambia as well as the Group D clash between Angola and Burkina Faso at the Charles Konan Banny Stadium in Yamoussoukro.
Eleven Nigerians were among the over 50 journalists on board the vehicle which reportedly collided with a wall at about 2:30am Ivory Coast time.
The four Nigerians who sustained injuries are Muyiwa Adeniyi, an independent photojournalist; Hassan Abdulsalam of Pulse Sports, Victor Olohunferanmi of People’s Gazette and Seun Oyediji of Kick442.
The trip from the Ivorian capital to Abidjan is about 235km and should last for about three hours, but two-and-a-half hours into the journey, a loud bang woke many of the journalists, who were napping on the bus.
“The only thing I saw when I woke up was that I met myself on the floor of the bus. I had slipped into another place, while my hand was stuck in one of the chairs. Immediately, I stood and saw people scampering for safety through the window,” Adeniyi told our correspondent.
