Mr Joseph Dosu, a former goalkeeper of the Super Eagles, narrowly escaped death in the Ojodu Berger area of Lagos State on Thursday as a truck transporting iron rammed into his car at a service station.
Team@orientactualmags.com learned that Dosu took to X to talk about how he narrowly escaped death for the second time in 27 years right in Lagos State on Thursday.
‘To God be the glory, another death escape by grace and mercy of God… I and my friend SM were at Enyo filling station after Ojodu Berger bus stop to get fuel… when this Mack truck with registration number LND 470 XX, fully loaded with iron, left the road and crushed my car’ Dosu submitted.
Recall that Dosu had signed for Italian Serie A club Reggiana after winning the 1996 Atlanta Olympics football gold as Nigeria’s top-choice goalie, but never got to play for the club after an auto accident along the Ikorodu Road in Lagos in 1997, during which he sustained spinal cord injuries, and his career ended prematurely.
‘My career was short-lived because of the accident. It happened after we beat Guinea 3-0 to qualify for the 1998 World Cup in France. After the game, we went back to Sheraton, our hotel, and I prepared to visit my wife and children. I was with a friend, on Saturday, a policeman on my way home when I had the accident.
Suddenly, everywhere went blank; all I could see were cows everywhere. As I tried to control the car, I veered off the road. I asked the guy beside me, ‘Saturday are you okay?’ And he said, ‘Yes I’m okay.’ And I told him, ‘I’m not okay.’ So we were waiting for help and suddenly Taribo West’s car was passing by though he wasn’t inside. They saw us and rescued us and took us to Eko Hospital.
The first thing the matron did was to smell my mouth to find out if I was on alcohol. And I replied immediately, ‘I don’t drink and smoke. It’s just an accident that can happen to anybody. Before I knew it, I passed out and when I woke up, I found myself in Plaster of Paris’ Dosu had submitted-Team@orientactualmags.com Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com. Thank you
