The Osun State Police Command has launched a manhunt for a driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident that claimed the lives of two police operatives along the Osogbo/Gbongan Road in Oogi community, Osun State.
The command’s spokesperson, Abiodun Ojelabi, disclosed this while addressing journalists on Thursday.
According to him, the deceased officers, identified simply as Kehinde and Tobi, were riding on a motorcycle on Wednesday when a Lexus car reportedly rammed into them in Oogi town.
Ojelabi explained that the driver fled immediately after the accident, abandoning the vehicle at the scene.
“The two police operatives were travelling on a motorcycle when they got hit by a Lexus car.
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Kehinde and Tobi are the two operatives involved,” he said.
The police spokesperson further stated that the command had recovered both the Lexus vehicle and the motorcycle involved in the crash and taken them into custody.
He added that investigations had commenced, while efforts were ongoing to track down and arrest the fleeing driver.
“We have launched a probe into the accident, and we are tracking the driver of the car. The vehicle and motorcycle involved have been recovered and taken to the station,” Ojelabi added.
He also revealed that one of the deceased officers had already been buried according to Islamic rites.
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