By Our Reporter
ABUJA (PRECISE POST) – A Nigerian author and father of three, Tochi Maduba Ejiofor, has called for urgent intervention and compensation from Sterling Oil Exploration & Energy Production Company Ltd (SEEPCO), following a road crash he said nearly claimed the lives of his family.
Ejiofor made the appeal in a press statement, recounting the August 1, 2026 incident involving a CNG truck allegedly belonging to SEEPCO.
According to him, the crash occurred as he, his wife and their three children were returning to Abuja from Anambra State after attending the burial of his father-in-law.
He said the family was waiting at an Army checkpoint in Kogi State when the CNG truck, with registration number FZE-431IA, allegedly rammed into the rear of their Honda Accord 2018 model.
Ejiofor said the impact propelled the car into the bush, leaving him, his wife and their children trapped inside the badly damaged vehicle.
“I am Tochi Maduba Ejiofor, a father, a husband, an author, and a law-abiding citizen of Nigeria,” he said, describing his appeal as a demand for the dignity, safety and survival of his family.
He said passers-by and other people at the scene eventually rescued the family from the wreckage.
Ejiofor further alleged that some of their belongings, including a laptop, mobile phones, cash and other personal effects, were either destroyed or stolen at the scene of the accident.
He said he personally bore the cost of towing the wrecked vehicle, emergency medical treatment and other expenses arising from the crash, adding that members of his family had continued to receive medical treatment weeks after the incident.
Truck, driver allegedly released
Ejiofor also raised concerns over the subsequent handling of the truck and its driver.
He alleged that while he was receiving treatment, SEEPCO secured the release of the truck and its driver from Orakam Police Station without his knowledge or consent, while his damaged vehicle remained impounded at the station.
“Justice, it seems, moves swiftly for the powerful and not at all for the wounded,” he stated.
The author said he had instructed his lawyer to demand an explanation from the police regarding the circumstances surrounding the release of the truck and its driver.
He also claimed that representatives of SEEPCO initially admitted liability for the accident, alleging that the driver had acted recklessly and was at fault.
However, Ejiofor said subsequent efforts to obtain compensation for the destroyed vehicle, medical bills, damaged or lost belongings and other expenses had yielded no satisfactory resolution.
Author demands vehicle replacement, compensation
Ejiofor appealed directly to the directors of Sterling Global Nigeria Ltd to intervene, expressing concern that the company’s top management might not have been fully briefed about the circumstances surrounding the incident.
He demanded the replacement of his destroyed vehicle, compensation for damaged or lost family property and settlement of expenses incurred as a result of the accident.
He warned that failure to address his demands would compel him to seek redress through all lawful channels available to him.
“I will not go and die. I will not fade quietly into the long list of ordinary Nigerians whose suffering is dismissed as the cost of doing business by foreign multinational companies,” he said.
Ejiofor said the accident had brought his family close to losing their lives and insisted that he would not allow their dignity to be further compromised after the incident.
“I am prepared to pursue justice through every lawful channel available to me, for as long as it takes, whatever the cost,” he stated.
The appeal comes as the Ejiofor family continues to seek compensation and accountability over the August 1 crash.
