Police nab driver for allegedly killing VIO official in Ondo

A 37-year-old driver, Ayoade Idowu, has been arrested by operatives of the Ondo State Police Command for allegedly knocking down and sidesplitting a Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO) authoritative during a postulation cheque successful Akure, the authorities capital.

Idowu, of Gbogi Street, Akure metropolis, was reportedly driving a achromatic Mitsubishi van with registration fig AGL 992 XX erstwhile the incidental occurred astatine astir 9:30 a.m. on Friday along Hospital Road, other Mega Primary School, Akure.

The deceased, Sesan Adediji, 35, was reportedly connected regular patrol with his squad erstwhile he flagged down the vehicle to inspect its documents. 

Confirming the development, the Police Public Relations Officer successful the state, Abayomi Jimoh, said preliminary accusation indicated that the operator initially stopped but allegedly drove disconnected erstwhile asked to nutrient the applicable documents, hitting the VIO authoritative successful the process.

Jimoh said, “The unfortunate sustained superior caput injuries and was instantly rushed to the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) Teaching Hospital, wherever helium was subsequently confirmed dormant by the doc connected duty.

“His remains person been deposited astatine the infirmary mortuary for preservation and autopsy.

“The driv...