The Ogun Police Command on Friday said they are on the trail of the truck driver who crushed three automobile technicians to death at Kemta, Abeokuta, on Wednesday.
CSP Omolola Odutola, the command’s spokesperson, disclosed this in an interview with journalists in Abeokuta, the state capital.
Ms Odutola explained that the driver had escaped the scene immediately after the incident.
Several automobile technicians at the Ajebo Mechanic Village, Abeokuta, on Thursday protested the killing of their colleagues.
The technicians, who are members of the Nigeria Automobile Technicians Association (NATA), blocked the Ajebo/OGTV road and vowed not to allow trucks to ply the road until necessary steps were taken.
They sought concrete solutions to eliminate the series of accidents experienced around the area by the government.
The police spokesperson told journalists that the technicians were aware of the police efforts towards apprehending the driver.
” The driver is at large. The technicians are aware of the whole issue that he has not been arrested. The truck is in the police station,” she said.
Ms Odutola explained that the police representatives had long discussions with both truck owners, technicians, and victims’ relatives.
In an interview, the Ajebo Mechanic Village chairman, Saheed Arulogun, also confirmed that the truck driver was at large.
Mr Arulogun noted that the truck owners were making moves to ensure the deceased were released to their families for burial.
” They also said there will be a meeting to compensate the families of the deceased.
” There will be a meeting that will involve all parties by 4:00 p.m. today. We will know the next step after the meeting,” Mr Arulogun said.
(NAN)