Sunday, January 25, 2026 - A hit-and-run driver has killed an unidentified middle-aged woman along Ikwerre Road in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the incident
occurred near the Rivers State Waste Management Agency, RIWAMA, office at Mile
3, Diobu.
An eyewitness, Mrs Racheal Ichendu, told NAN that the
incident occurred in the early hours of Friday.
She said the driver of an unidentified saloon car knocked
down the woman while she was crossing the road.
“After hitting the woman, the driver immediately fled the
scene to evade arrest,” Ichendu said.
She added that police officers later arrived at the scene
and cordoned off the area.
Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the Rivers
State Police Command, CSP Grace Iringe-Koko, said the victim’s remains had been
evacuated and deposited at the mortuary.
She added that the command had launched a full investigation
to identify and arrest the fleeing driver.
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