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Trailer driver arrested for killing tricycle rider in Ogun
Ogun State Police Command said it arrested a Nigerian man identified as Wasiu Adegbenro, a trailer driver, for allegedly killing a tricycle rider, Oseni Semutu during a fight.
The command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Abimbola Oyeyemi, who confirmed the arrest, said the incident took place at Tipper Garage along Abeokuta-Lagos Expressway on Friday, NAN reports.
Oyeyemi said that fight broke out between the duo which resulted in Semutu’s death.
“In the course of the fight, Adegbenro gave Semutu a hard blow, he fell down and blood gushed out of his nose and mouth.
“Semutu was taken to a nearby hospital where he was confirmed dead by the doctor on duty,’’ the PPRO said.
He further revealed that the trailer and the tricycle have been taken to Sango-Ota Police Station.
Oyeyemi said the OgunCommissioner of Police, Mr. Edward Ajogun, has directed that the suspect be transferred to the homicide department, Eleweran in Abeokuta for further investigation.
