Residents of Uwa
Street by First East Circular Road Junction, Benin City, Edo State, were thrown
into pandemonium as Police Corporal, Osas Agbonmwenma , was beaten to death by
a middle-aged driver in Benin City on Teusday.
The corporal met his death when a police patrol team car had stopped the driver who was driving a vehicle without a number plate but he refused to stop and in an attempt to force him to obey them, the deceased and his colleagues had engaged the driver in a fight.
As the fight raged on, the driver was said to have grabbed Osas tightly by the neck. Other policemen tried to help free their colleague from the tight grip but this proved abortive as the driver refused to let go but held on till the corporal passed out.
Meanwhile, another version of the story revealed that the policemen had succeeded in arresting the driver and as he was being taken to the police station, he diverted the vehicle to a different place. The Corporal attempted to forcefully stop him around St. Maria Goretti Grammar School area where the driver allegedly hit him on the forehead with an object.
He was said to have collapsed and later rushed to a hospital where he died.
Before his untimely death, Osas was serving at St. Saviour Police Division, Benin.
Confirming the incident, the Edo State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Noble Uwoh, said the driver has been arrested while the car was in police custody.
Source: PM News
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