Driver Crushes Two Motorcyclists To Death In Ondo

A driver, Ayeyi Adegboye, who drove a wine Audi car, with registration number KTP-668 RG, has allegedly crushed two motorcyclists to death.

The incident happened on the night of April 27, along Erinje-Okitipupa road, Okitipupa, Ondo State.

A witness who spoke with journalists on Thursday in Okitipupa gave the names of the deceased as Olaniyan Akinmoye and Sola Akinlose.

Bode Akinmoye, a family member of one the deceased, also said that although the driver was apprehended by the Okitipupa Police Division, the case was not being treated according to the law of the land.

He said that some powers that be want to hijack the case so that the offender would not be brought to book.

“The driver oversped on the highway on that Saturday night and crushed two motorcyclists, Olaniyan Akinmoye and Sola Akinlose, to death.

“The driver has been arrested by the Okitipupa Police but since then, we did not hear anything about the case again.

“I think some powers that be want to hijack the case so that the offender will not face the law. This is injustice,” he said.

He explained that the deceased were returning from Ode-Erinje when the driver allegedly ran over them.

All efforts to speak with the Okitipupa Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Olubukola Abe, on the matter was unsuccessful as he did not pick his calls and did not respond to the text message sent to his phone.

It was also gathered that the case has not been charged to court.

Meanwhile, Femi Joseph, the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), confirmed the incident on telephone.

He, however, said the alleged driver was not the one who killed the motorcyclists, saying that he had an accident at a scene different from where the motorcyclists were killed.

Mr Joseph said investigation was ongoing to ensure that the culprit was apprehended by the police.

“The alleged driver was not culprit, his car is in our custody but he has been released partially on bail but investigation is still on to apprehend the original culprit,” he said.

The remains of the deceased were however taken to the Okitipupa General hospital.