Two Nigerian Air Pressure (NAF) officers have been crushed to loss of life when a trailer misplaced its brake and crashed into them in Kwara State.
The incident, which befell across the Eyenkorin Pasha bridge, which is about 200 meters from the NAF base, brought on pressure between the air drive personnel and the residents of the neighborhood.
Shola Muse, secretary of the group policing advisory committee for Kwara State, stated efforts have been being made to include the scenario.
“I referred to as the police command to go to the scene to forestall any disturbance of regulation and order,” he informed the Day by day Belief.
When our reporter visited the scene on Tuesday, a NAF patrol car with license plate AF 496 C01 was stationed on the scene with hard-eyed officers.
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One eyewitness, merely recognized as Alhaji Pasha, stated: “Officers have been on responsibility when the truck crushed two folks and severely injured one after failing to interrupt by on strategy to an air drive checkpoint.
“The truck driver tried to flee after the incident however was shot within the legs by the police. Neighborhood residents requested for the checkpoint to be moved, however to no avail.”
When contacted by Okasanmi Ajayi and Frederick Ade Ogidan, Police Public Relations Officer and Commander of the Federal Freeway Security Fee (FRSC) in Kwara State, they stated they have been conscious of the incident.
“I heard it too however I haven’t got the main points, perhaps the wounded have been evacuated earlier than my males acquired there,” Ogidan stated.
However when NAF Civil/Army Affairs Officer Ilorin Mathew Adeniyi was contacted, we informed our reporter, “Who gave you this data? I am on depart proper now and should go to headquarters to search out out. Sorry for that.”
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