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Ondo accident kills four policemen


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It was learnt that four mobile policemen have in an accident lost their lives, along Oba-Ile Road, Akure North local government.

Three others were said to have been critically injured.

It could not be confirmed if the affected policemen were returning to base after performing electoral duties.

Witnesses said their Hilux van somersaulted severally before hitting a pavement.

Ondo Police spokesman, ASP Tee-Leo Ikoro, confirmed the accident but said he was yet to be fully briefed.

Though the Spokesperson for the Ondo Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Omotola Ogungbawo, could not be reached for comments, a top official however disclosed that two policemen died in the accident.

According to the source, eight others sustained injuries and attributed the cause of the accident to speed violation, burst tyre and loss of control.

Police Officers at the scene took victims of the accident to Police Clinic, Akure.

Fatimah Oyesanmi

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