Two motorcycle riders dead and others injured as Policemen caused accident in Ogun

Policemen seeking bribes have caused a fatal accident in Ijebu Igbo when a motorist refused to pay them.

It has been reported that no less than two motorcycle riders were reported dead and at least seven others injured after Policemen caused an accident on Adeboye Road, Odorasanyin, in the Ijebu Igbo area of Ogun State on Tuesday.

Report coming from the area indicates that a team of policemen had mounted a checkpoint on the road and were extorting money from motorists when a vehicle was flagged down by the officers.

The car driver attempted to escape from the checkpoint when he reportedly rammed into two oncoming motorcycle riders.

It was learnt that the two riders were confirmed dead on the spot, while five occupants of the car and two students of De Potter College of Health Technology, Ijebu Igbo, who were on the motorcycles, were critically injured.

A source said the injured were rushed to St. Joseph Catholic Hospital, Ijebu Igbo, before some of them were referred to the Babcock University Teaching Hospital, Ilisan-Remo.

Motorcycle riders in the area were said to have gone on the rampaging as they protested against the deaths.

A resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the accident happened around 9am.

She said,

A motorist, who also did not want to be identified, said the policemen at the checkpoint started staying on the road about two weeks ago, adding that they always extorted money from motorists.

He said,

The Ogun State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Clement Oladele, confirmed the crash but said officials of the agency were warned to steer clear due to the violence that erupted.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the accident had nothing to do with the police, adding that the crash occurred before the checkpoint.

He said,

The Chief Medical Director of Babcock University Teaching Hospital, Dr Franklin Ani, said he had yet to be briefed on the incident, adding that he could not tell the number of casualties.

“I saw two dead people; they were the okada riders. The five occupants of the car were injured, as some of them lost their limbs and others had bruises. From what I learnt, the driver of the car wanted to beat the police checkpoint because of the money they asked him to pay when he crashed into the motorcycle riders

A motorist, who also did not want to be identified, said the policemen at the checkpoint started staying on the road about two weeks ago, adding that they always extorted money from motorists.

He said,

“Two students of the health technology school in the community were on the motorcycles. It will take a miracle for them to survive due to the severity of their injuries.

“As I speak to you, the colleagues of the dead motorcycle riders are on the rampage. They have blocked the roads and are stopping vehicles from moving. As of the time I left there, they were on their way to attacking Topon Police Station. The riders are angry because the rate of extortion on the road is alarming. As a driver, between Ijebu Ode and Ijebu Igbo, I encounter up to eight checkpoints and pay various sums of money to those policemen.”

The Ogun State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Clement Oladele, confirmed the crash but said officials of the agency were warned to steer clear due to the violence that erupted.

Download Edujandon.com News App QR-Code

Edujandon.com - 24/7 News Upda

Developer: Edujandon Enterprises

Price: Free