A yet-to-be-identified officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps was injured by a speeding driver on Friday along the Osogbo/Gbongan Road, close to the Osun Government Secretariat in Abere.
According to The PUNCH, the incident occurred when FRSC officers at a roadblock near the Osun Sector Headquarters flagged down a Lexus Jeep.
However, the driver did not comply and instead struck the officer, dragging him along the road until he eventually fell off.
Eyewitnesses, Fatai and Ramota Olagunju, who are roadside traders near the Osun Government secretariat, recounted that the driver sped off towards Akoda Junction without stopping after the officer fell.
Fatai shared, “The incident happened between 9 am and 9:30 am today (Friday). The driver was coming from the Osogbo end of the road facing Gbongan end.
“Some road safety men who usually stay on the road near the corps head office had resumed at their duty post when the vehicle emerged and the driver was flagged down. But he didn’t stop.
“Rather than stop, he moved towards one of the officers and hit him. After hitting the officer, he dragged him on the road as the driver headed towards Akoda Junction.
“The badly injured officer eventually fell off the vehicle. His colleagues immediately mobilized and chased the vehicle that hit their colleague. But I can’t say if they eventually caught the perpetrator.”
FRSC Osun Sector Commander, Inyang Umoh, confirmed the incident and stated that the injured officer is in stable condition.
“The officer is in stable condition. We are making efforts to get him (the driver of the vehicle). He has not been arrested,” he told City Round.
