Driver arrested after truck hits Ondo VIO officer

Summary

The Ondo State Police Command says it arrested a driver after a Vehicle Inspection Office official was hit and later died in Akure.

Highlights

• Police said the incident happened around 9:30am on Hospital Road, opposite Mega Primary School, in Akure.
• The officer, Sesan Adediji, was said to be on routine patrol with colleagues when they stopped a white Mitsubishi van for inspection.
• Police said the driver drove off after being asked to produce the vehicle’s particulars and hit the officer in the process.
• Adediji was taken to the Federal University of Technology Akure Teaching Hospital, where he was confirmed dead, police said.
• The driver, identified as Ayoade Idowu, was arrested and detained as investigations began.