On Friday, a driver along Osogbo/Gbongan Road, close to the Osun Government Secretariat in Abere, injured a Federal Road Safety Corps officer.
The driver disregarded the FRSC officers’ signals to stop at a roadblock close to the Osun Sector Headquarters and carried on driving at full speed, which is when the incident happened.
Despite the officers’ attempts to stop him, the driver recklessly hit the FRSC officer and dragged him along the road until he fell off the vehicle.
The driver did not stop after the officer fell off, according to two roadside vendors who were witnesses near the Osun Government Secretariat. They went on to say that the car quickly drove away in the direction of Akoda Junction. The witnesses were simply identified as Fatai and Ramota Olagunju.
Fatai further said, “The incident happened between 9 am and 9:30 am today (Friday). The driver was coming from the Osogbo end of the road facing the Gbongan end.
“Some road safety men who usually stay on the road near the corps head office had resumed at their duty post when the vehicle emerged and the driver was flagged down. But he didn’t stop
“Rather than stop, he moved towards one of the officers and hit him. After hitting the officer, he dragged him on the road as the driver headed towards Akoda Junction.
“The badly injured officer eventually fell off the vehicle. His colleagues immediately mobilised and chased the vehicle that hit their colleague. But I can’t say if they eventually caught the perpetrator.”
Inyang Umoh, the FRSC Osun Sector Commander, confirmed the incident when contacted and stated that the injured officer’s condition was stable.
Umoh, further said, “The officer is in stable condition
“We are making efforts to get him (the driver of the vehicle). He has not been arrested.”
Published by Ejoh Caleb
