Thursday, May 1, 2025 - Edo State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of the driver of the articulated vehicle which crushed two members of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria to d3ath in front of the University of Benin along Lagos Road.
The deceased were said to be
riding a motorcycle on Tuesday when they were run over by the trailer driver,
who sped off after the accident.
According to a hawker who
witnessed the accident, it was not clear whether the men of the vigilante were
trying to stop the trailer before they were crushed.
“The accident happened all of a
sudden. The trailer was on its way to Lagos and suddenly, the men were lying on
the road lifeless with their heads crushed,” the witness said.
“No one could say if the
vigilantes were trying to stop the trailer when the accident happened. It is so
sad that these men had to lose their lives in this manner.”
The spokesman of the Edo State
Police Command, Moses Yamu, confirmed the incident, adding that the driver has
been arrested.
“It is true that the accident
happened and that the men died in the process. The driver is now in our
custody,” the PPRO said.
The corpses have been deposited
at the morgue of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital.
0 Comments