It was tragedy on a day the world celebrated St Valentine’s Day, dedicated to lovers.
The deaths, on Friday, include the 27 killed in an auto crash in Oji River, Enugu; a man and wife roasted in Benue State and a politician allegedly shot dead by a drunken policeman in Oro, Kwara State.
The Oji River incident occurred when a truck carrying stones skidded off the road and crashed into a market, killing at least 27 persons.
Some primary school students, said to be returning from school at the time of the incident, were, reportedly, among the victims.