Ogona Anita
Tragedy struck on Tuesday night,June 3,2025 at Ikwerre road/along Mile 3 Diobu axis of PortHarcourt,Rivers State when a tanker conveying a petroleum product crushed a young man, a native of Ogoni nicknamed Egwu to death.
An eyewitness who simply gave his name as Baridam told our reporter that, the driver of the vehicle whose identity is yet to be ascertained ran away the moment he observed the victim who was crossing the road was knocked down.
Our source disclosed that the Divisional Police Officer,DPO of Nkpolu Police Division immediately mobilized his men to the scene to retrieve the tanker to the station as the mob were about to set the vehicle ablaze.
We learnt that the Police has deposited the corpse of the victim in an undisclosed mortuary.
Our correspondent who visited the Police station on Wednesday morning saw the tanker in front of the Nkpolu
Police Division.
When contacted,the Spokesperson for the Rivers State Police Command,SP Grace Iringe Koko said she will get back to us but she was yet revert as at press time.
A top Police source,however confirmed the incident to our reporter.
