Friday, April 18, 2025 - The Ondo State Police Command has dismissed reports alleging that a vehicle in the convoy of the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, was involved in the d3ath of a young girl in Akure on Thursday, April 18, describing the claims as false and misleading.
Senator Tinubu was in Ondo State for the launch of the
Renewed Hope Initiative Health Programme and to distribute 10,000 professional
kits, including Crocs and scrubs, to midwives across the South-West.
In a statement released by the Command’s spokesperson, DSP
Olufunmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, the police clarified that the report, which was
published by Sahara Reporters, was not only inaccurate but also lacked a
credible basis.
“The attention of the Ondo State Police Command has been
drawn to a false and misleading report published by Sahara Reporters on April
17. It alleged that the convoy of the first lady, Sen. Oluremi, was responsible
for the tragic death of a young girl in Akure,” the statement read.
“Eyewitness accounts and preliminary investigations
conducted by the command confirm that the incident was caused by a hit-and-run
driver operating an unregistered white Lexus vehicle, and not by any vehicle
associated with the first lady’s convoy.”
The police added that a witness who saw the hit-and-run
incident pursued the fleeing vehicle on a motorcycle immediately after the
crash, which occurred in the Oba-Ile area of Akure. Multiple witnesses at the
scene and the victim’s parents corroborated this account.
The command also pointed out an error in the report
regarding the victim’s age. “Sahara Reporters inaccurately claimed the deceased
girl was nine years old. According to her parents, the child was actually seven
years old, highlighting the publication’s disregard for factual accuracy, even
in a matter as sensitive as this,” the statement noted.
The Commissioner of Police in Ondo State reportedly visited
the bereaved family and assured them of a full and transparent investigation
into the incident.
“At no point was the first lady’s convoy involved in this
tragedy,” the police spokesperson reaffirmed.
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