Driver Arrested After Lexus Kills Two Police Officers in Osun State
A suspect identified as Adegoke Tee has been arrested in connection with a fatal road accident in Oogi hamlet, Ayedaade Local Government Area of Osun State, that killed two police officers on Wednesday. The arrest was confirmed on Friday by DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, Public Relations Officer of the Osun State Police Command. The two officers killed were Corporal Oluwatobiloba Odedina and Kehinde Adeleke. They were on their way home from an official assignment when a Lexus car struck them. Both died at the scene. There is something about that detail that stays with you. They were not on patrol. They were not responding to a crisis. They were going home, the way anyone goes home after work, and they did not make it. The collision alarmed residents of the community and drew a crowd almost immediately. According to sources familiar with the incident, the driver did not stay at the scene. He allegedly fled, leaving the car behind, to avoid being attacked by the angry mob that had gathered followi...
