Five students travelling from Gombe State to Lagos in search of Industrial Training (IT) placements have reportedly been killed in a road crash involving a GUO Logistics truck along the Ijebu–Epe Road.

The incident occurred on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, according to a statement issued by the President of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Akinteye Babatunde Afeez.

According to report, Afeez said the GUO Logistics truck allegedly left its lane and collided with the bus conveying the students in the opposite direction, killing the students instantly.

He identified the deceased students as Isiyaku Sa’idu, Maigana Mohammed, also known as Abbati, Anas Abubakar, who was the driver, Zaiyanu Bajoga, and Abubakar Ibrahim.

The NANS president described the deaths as a devastating loss, saying the victims were young Nigerians travelling to Lagos in pursuit of opportunities to complete their Industrial Training.

Afeez raised further concerns over the alleged conduct of representatives of GUO Logistics at the scene of the accident.

According to him, rather than prioritising the victims and their families, the company’s representatives allegedly appeared more concerned about protecting the company’s image.

He alleged that one of the company’s staff members attempted to remove or erase GUO Logistics’ name from the truck after the crash.

Afeez said NANS had yet to receive confirmation that GUO Logistics had contacted the families of the deceased or assumed adequate responsibility for the injured victims receiving treatment in hospital.

He expressed concern that some of the injured victims could be abandoned without adequate medical care.

“This is unacceptable! Human lives must matter more than corporate reputation,” Afeez said.

He called for a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding the crash and demanded that those found responsible be held accountable.

“The families of the deceased deserve justice, the injured deserve adequate medical care, and those affected deserve accountability,” he said.

Afeez said the association would continue gathering information about the incident and would make its findings and intended actions public.

“The lives lost cannot be brought back, but we must ensure that the circumstances surrounding their deaths are thoroughly investigated and that responsibility is established,” he said.

He further warned that no company should be allowed to place its corporate reputation above the lives and dignity of Nigerians.

Afeez demanded answers from GUO Logistics over the circumstances surrounding the crash, the treatment of the injured victims and the company’s alleged conduct at the scene.

A Benue State High Court, presided over by Justice Mary Abounu, has arraigned the Benue State correspondent of Aljazirah Newspaper, Henry Ibya, in Makurdi over alleged cyberstang.

The trial judge had sought the prosecution’s response to the defendant’s argument that the journalist was reliable and should be granted bail.

The absence of the prosecution counsel in court did not stop the proceedings, as the defendant’s counsel, Tom Uja, Esq., notified the court of his bail application for his client.

He stated that the prosecution had taken the journalist to two other courts in the state on the same charge and that his client had never failed to appear in court whenever required.

Although the prosecutor’s absence did not affect the judge’s decision to proceed and grant bail, which was also believed to be in the interest of justice, the matter was adjourned until November 5, 2026.

One Terna Abuul, said to be the Director of ICT at Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi, reported Henry Ibya to the Nigeria Police Force, Benue State Command.

The director had accused the journalist of allegedly reporting mismanagement in the institution’s ICT department.

According to Abuul, Ibya’s report accused him of wrongdoing.

On the strength of the said report, the journalist was arraigned before the High Court in Makurdi.

At least 64 people have been killed and dozens seriously injured after two high-speed trains collided near Urda, south of Madrid, in one of Spain’s deadliest rail disasters in more than a decade.

The Castilla-La Mancha regional government confirmed the death toll as emergency crews continued rescue operations at the crash site. More than 500 passengers were travelling on the two trains involved, according to a regional government spokesperson.

The BBC reports that the collision of the two trains involved a Renfe high-speed train and an Iryo service operating on the Madrid-to-Seville route. Aerial images analysed by the broadcaster showed parts of the Renfe train leaving the tracks, while carriages of the Iryo train also derailed.

The cause of the collision had not been officially confirmed. However, Spanish media cited preliminary accounts suggesting that the Renfe train struck the Iryo service, which may have been stationary following a problem on the tracks.

The scale of the disaster prompted a major emergency response involving ambulances, helicopters, rescue teams and police officers. At least 80 people were reported injured, with about 50 believed to be in serious condition and 15 in critical condition, according to regional officials.

Several victims were transported to hospitals in nearby areas, while others were taken to Madrid for treatment. Hospitals in Toledo, Ciudad Real and Alcázar de San Juan reportedly suspended planned surgeries to accommodate casualties from the crash.

Blood transfusion centres in Madrid and Toledo also appealed for urgent donations to meet a possible surge in demand.

Survivors described scenes of panic and severe destruction. One passenger, Sebastián Herrero, told Spanish newspaper El Mundo that he felt a powerful impact that threw him into the seats ahead. He said injured passengers had broken noses and arms, while smoke spread through the carriages.

Another passenger, Iñaki, told El País that the impact sent him rolling across the floor. After escaping, he saw injured people and bodies around the wreckage.

BBC Verify also examined images and videos appearing to show a section of railway track piercing through a Renfe carriage, with approximately 10 metres of rail protruding through its roof.

The disaster has revived concerns about railway safety in Spain, which suffered another deadly high-speed rail accident near Córdoba in which 46 people died. The country’s previous worst rail disaster occurred in July 2013, when 80 people were killed in a derailment near Santiago de Compostela.

Spain’s Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, said he was shocked by the crash and remained in contact with the transport minister. The Spanish royal family also expressed condolences to victims’ relatives and praised emergency workers.

Meanwhile, the Royal Spanish Football Federation postponed 24 Copa del Rey matches in solidarity with the victims, while most political parties suspended campaign activities.

Rescue and recovery operations continued as authorities worked to establish the full circumstances surrounding the collision.