A 27-year-old man, Tosin Owolola, has been arrested by the police in Abeokuta, Ogun State for allegedly “abducting” a traffic warden. The incident occurred at Iyana Mortuary area of Abeokuta when the suspect was flagged down while driving against the traffic. It was gathered that Owolola, who was allegedly heavily drunk, hit the traffic warden and drove away from the spot for more than four kilometres.
The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Muyiwa Adejobi, who confirmed the incident yesterday, said that the suspect committed the crime on August 16. He said: “The incident occurred when the traffic warden was at his point in Abeokuta and flagged down the man driving his car against the traffic at Iyana Mortuary, but the suspect hit the traffic warden and he (warden) fell on the bonnet of the car. The suspect kept on driving for a distance, more than four kilometres, with the traffic warden on his bonnet.
“It took the efforts of the members of the public and other policemen on patrol, who were called on distress, to rescue the traffic warden from the man in the Kemta Idi-Aba jungle, where he drove into. “The suspect, who was heavily drunk, is a technician with Ordinary National Diploma in Business Studies from the Lagos State Polytechnic, and hails from Imo, Abeokuta, in Abeokuta South Local Government of Ogun State.”
Adejobi said the Police Commissioner, Ikemefuna Okoye, had ordered thorough investigation into the matter and that the suspect be subjected to some medical examinations. The PPRO added that the suspect would be charged to court to serve as deterrent to others fond of harassing and assaulting security agents on duty.
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The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Muyiwa Adejobi, who confirmed the incident yesterday, said that the suspect committed the crime on August 16. He said: “The incident occurred when the traffic warden was at his point in Abeokuta and flagged down the man driving his car against the traffic at Iyana Mortuary, but the suspect hit the traffic warden and he (warden) fell on the bonnet of the car. The suspect kept on driving for a distance, more than four kilometres, with the traffic warden on his bonnet.
“It took the efforts of the members of the public and other policemen on patrol, who were called on distress, to rescue the traffic warden from the man in the Kemta Idi-Aba jungle, where he drove into. “The suspect, who was heavily drunk, is a technician with Ordinary National Diploma in Business Studies from the Lagos State Polytechnic, and hails from Imo, Abeokuta, in Abeokuta South Local Government of Ogun State.”
Adejobi said the Police Commissioner, Ikemefuna Okoye, had ordered thorough investigation into the matter and that the suspect be subjected to some medical examinations. The PPRO added that the suspect would be charged to court to serve as deterrent to others fond of harassing and assaulting security agents on duty.
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