Anambra State Police Command has disclosed that one of its officers, ASP Anthony Ogbodo died in a tragic accident involving his motorcycle and a shuttle bus on Saturday, 16th September, 2023.
The Command’s spokesperson, DSP Ikenga Tochukwu, made this known in a statement in Awka, on Sunday.
He said the driver of the shuttle bus who knocked down the officer had conveyed him to the hospital at Enugwu Ukwu before he gave up the ghost.
The PPRO added, “The driver has been arrested and taken into custody while the fatal accident is being investigated.
“This is to debunk insinuations on social media attributing the death of the officer to different causes.
“The Command mourns the passage of the Officer and wishes to condole his family and loved ones on his tragic demise.
“The Commissioner of Police, CP Aderemi Adeoye has assured that justice will be speedily dispensed in the case.”