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DELTA: Driver loses control, kills police officer at checkpoint

A police officer, on Wednesday morning, was knocked down by a driver, killing him instantly in Delta State.
The driver, Peter Bolorunduro Igbekele, who resides in Ugbomro, where the Federal University of Petroleum Resources (FUPRE) is located, however, said he lost control.
The police officer was a Cadet ASP attached to the Ebrumede Division, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State.
He was said to be on duty with three of his colleagues at DSC Roundabout, Warri, when he met his untimely death.
Motorists and residents of DSC Roundabout ‘duty post’ however, had been complaining of the dangerous mode employed by policemen, who abruptly stop vehicles at the junction, leading to accidents on several occasions.
The unsolicited presence of policemen at the roundabout, it was gathered, usually caused gridlock, resulting in several loss of manhour during peak periods.
Nigerian Tribune gathered efforts to save the officer was futile, as he gave up the ghost before getting to the hospital.
The killer driver was behind the wheels of a Ford Jeep with Registration No. EFR274XA when he allegdly lost control and rammed into the cop.
Igbekele was quoted to have said killing the police cop was not intentional, as he lost control.
Delta State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Celestina Kalu, who confirmed the incident, said the 20-year-old Igbekele had since been arrested by the police, with investigations on what actually transpired ongoing.

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