Ondo police command losses officer to accident

 

THE Ondo State Police Command on Monday lost one of its officers, following the death of the Acting Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of Yaba Police Division Ondo town, Ondo State, Mr Aminu Mustapha.

 

Mustapha was said to have been involved in a fatal motor accident along Ondo/Ore Expressway around Omifon area, Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State on Sunday evening

The officer who was travelling with one of his sons was rushed to the hospital immediately where he was attended to buy later gave up at the hospital.

It was gathered that his son however escaped in the accident but sustained injuries.

The source said, “The accident occurred at about 7pm on Sunday evening. The DPO‘s car somersaulted when he was travelling at Omifon area with his son and he died instantly.

“But the son survived the accident with injuries. He is currently at the hospital receiving treatment.”

The late police officer who was said to have been transferred to the Yaba Police Division recently, however, died in the early hours of Monday.

In his reaction, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Femi Joseph, confirmed the incident, saying the death of the officer was a great loss to the command. He described the deceased as a diligent and discipline officer.

He said, “The death of Mustapha came to us as a rude shock, we will greatly miss him in this command”

The police spokesman, however, denied that the deceased officer dies in a controversial circumstance as being reported in some social media. He maintained that “Mustapha died in a fatal motor accident.”