FRSC loses Ondo officer trying to rescue a victim to unknown armed men

A Federal Road Safety Corps(FRSC) officer, Sunday Omiwoye, has been shot dead by unknown armed men while trying to rescue a victim from them in Ondo state.

According to Sunday’s wife, Mrs Bunmi Sunday, the incident happened on Sunday night while she and her husband were visiting a family friend at the Agbala area of Ondo, The Punch reports.

She said, “My husband and I went to see one of his friends that stays on the same street with us. Suddenly, some men ran towards where we were standing by the gate. My husband was trying to park his motorcycle then. So, two gunmen came on a bike and started beating the boy that ran to us.

“My husband challenged them. But they warned him that they were not there for him and that he should go inside the gate. I went in immediately, but my husband was still outside standing by his motorcycle.

“Later, we heard a gunshot. So, I ran out of the gate and saw my husband on the floor in a pool of his own blood. The gunmen ran away with his phone and motorcycle key.”

It was gathered that the corpse of the deceased had been deposited at the State Specialist Hospital morgue in Ondo for autopsy.

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According to The Punch, all efforts to speak with the state Police Public Relations Officer, Funmilayo Odunlami, regarding the FRSC officers murder proved abortive as she did not take her calls and the message sent to her was not replied as of the time of filing this report.