Ogun anti-robbery squad leader dies in auto crash

[Mirror]

Men and officers of the Ogun State Police Command were at the weekend enveloped with grief, following the death of an officer in an auto crash on Saturday afternoon.

The accident occurred on the Sagamu – Siun – Kobape Expressway.

Until his death, the officer, Superintendent of Police (SP) Folahan Ogunkoya, was in charge of the Anti-Robbery Team at the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Eleweran Abeokuta, the state capital.

In a statement issued yesterday, the state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Muyiwa Adejobi, described the deceased as a wonderful crime buster, a seasoned and loved police officer with characteristics worthy of emulation.

Adejobi explained that late Ogunkoya was driving his Honda Accord (EOD) car marked Lagos MZ 717 AAA when he suddenly lost control and crashed at Asu village on Sagamu – Abeokuta Expressway about 4pm on Saturday.

The deceased, who was survived by his wife and three children, was buried yesterday in his home town, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State.

It was gathered that the deceased was travelling from Abeokuta to Ijebu- Ode for a social engagement before he had the accident which also involved a Toyota Prado Jeep a few metres before DayWaterman College.

The Public Relations Officer, PRO, of the state Traffic Compliance Agency, TRACE, Babatunde Akinbiyi, who confirmed the accident, said the deceased lost control of his car, swerved to the other lane and collided with the Prado Toyota jeep on its way to Abeokuta.

The deceased, it was learnt, bought the car a few days ago.

Akinbiyi added that the Prado Toyota jeep carrying a couple burst into flames in the bush where it eventually landed.

He also explained that the couple inside the jeep sustained injuries and were taken to the General Hospital, Ijaye, Abeokuta for treatment.

TRACE officials and those of the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, rescued the victims.

National Mirror