Deadly Crash Police-van allegedly kill UNIPORT student while driving one-way
A student of the University of Port Harcourt has allegedly been killed after a police-man plying the one-way route crashed into him.
The Mechanical Engineering student whose name was given asEdah Oghenekevwe Richard, was reportedly knocked downby the van last night, December 20. It was also reported that yesterday was his birthday.
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Edah Oghenekevwe Richard
(Lindaikeji)
LindaIkeji reports that Edah was on his way back from Church and standing along Assemblies of God Church junction in Alakahia, PH, when he was allegedly hit by Police Van with registration number NPF 1791D driven by Inspector John Kanu.
According to an unnamed source, eyewitness immediately swung into action after the accident. "The police van after hitting the boy, tried to drive off but were stopped by onlookers at the junction and eyewitnesses who demanded that the victim be taken to the hospital.
The police agreed and took him to the University of Portharcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH), but on reaching there, they allegedly told the attending nurses that they just picked him while they were driving along NNPC Filling station at Rumuosi and they weren't aware of what had happened to him."
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Edah Oghenekevwe Richard
(Lindaikeji)
"It was one of the nurses in the hospital that took down the details of one of the policemen involved. When called by the family members of the boy, the policeman denied it in it's entirety. The police up till now are still denying the incident despite the several onlookers and eyewitnesses that were at the scene of the accident." he added
They young student, who was supposed to serve next year in Batch A of the NYSC died last night at 7.30pm.
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