A truck descending the Ore Bridge on Friday rammed into a police vehicle, killing three policemen and a female suspect in Ore, Odigbo Local Council Area of Ondo State.

The policemen, part of the monitoring unit of the state police command, had left Akure to effect an arrest in Ore before the fatal accident occurred.

A source, who wished to remain anonymous, told Guardian that the victims died on the spot.

“With the heavy noise emanating from the accident, everyone rushed to the scene, and on getting there we realised that the occupants were policemen. Three of them died on the spot, and one sustained injuries,” he said.

“The one that sustained injuries was rushed to the hospital. It was later that we had information that the lady that also died in the accident was a suspect who the police officers had come to arrest from Akure.”.

The State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) also stated that a report on the accident would soon be issued.

“The one that sustained injuries was rushed to the hospital. It was later that we had information that the lady that also died in the accident was a suspect who the police officers had come to arrest from Akure.”

The Police Command in Rivers has announced the arrest of Nwile Bete, 30, a suspected kidnap kingpin during an operation in Port Harcourt.

The operation also led to the rescue of a 10-year-old boy allegedly abducted by the suspect.

The command’s spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, disclosed the development in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Friday.

She said that Bete allegedly kidnapped the boy on Nov. 25 and demanded a ransom of N5m for his release.

“After the minor was abducted, his mother reported the incident to the police, prompting the Anti-Kidnapping Unit to take swift action,” Iringe-Koko said.

She explained that officers, acting on credible intelligence, tracked Bete to Rumuekeni School Road in Rumuekeni Town, Port Harcourt, where he was apprehended.

“While in custody, Bete confessed to the crime and subsequently led operatives to Sogho village in Khana area, where the boy was rescued unharmed.

“The victim has since been debriefed and reunited with his family, while the suspect remains in custody,” she added.

Iringe-Koko confirmed that investigations are ongoing to apprehend the other members of Bete’s gang who are currently at large.

She assured that the suspect would face charges in court upon conclusion of the investigation.

“This arrest is a significant breakthrough and part of the police command’s broader strategy to tackle crime and criminal activities in Rivers state,” she said. (NAN)

Three police officers and a female suspect have been confirmed dead in a road accident that occurred in Ore, Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State.

The police officers were deployed from the state police headquarters to arrest the female suspect in Ore.

It was on their way to Akure that a trailer coming from the Ijebu-Ode axis lost control and rammed into the police van conveying the late officers and the suspect.

All of them died on the spot while a policeman who sustained serious injuries was rushed to the hospital

Police spokesperson, SP Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, confirmed the incident.

The Ondo Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps(FRSC),  Samuel Ibitoye, who confirmed the incident, said the accident occurred as a result of overspending.

He said the remains of the victims were deposited in the morgue of state the state hospital in Ore.