Gunman shoots FRSC official to escape arrest in
Ogun
source:dailypost.org |
An unidentified gunman has shot at
the Operative of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) attached to the Ogun
State Sector Command, wounding him severely on the leg before speeding away.
The incident happened on Sunday at the Ibafo corridor
of the Lagos -Ibadan Expressway when the FRSC operatives were controlling
traffic.
The Operatives had stopped his vehicle marked WED264YE
for route violation and driving against traffic but the driver; an unidentified
man who claimed to be a policeman pulled a pistol and shot at one of the legs
of the arresting Marshal that stopped him and zoomed off.
The Sector Commander, FRSC, Ogun State Sector Command,
Vincent Oladele said the Marshal is in a stable condition at the hospital while
the incident has been reported to the Police.
According to Oladele in a release on Monday by the
Route Commander and Public Education Officer, a manhunt has been mounted for
the arrest of the fleeing gunman.
Meanwhile, an accident that occurred yesterday at the
Abeokuta- Sagamu expressway around the Muhammadu Buhari Estate stretch of it
has left two people with injuries.
The cause of the accident which
involved a vehicle registration number BDJ865AA and another marked LSD419FM
(SIENNA BUS) was attributed to “wrongful overtaking.”
Source:
The Nations
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