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Police Arrest Suspected Hit And Run Driver Over Death of Vanguard Reporter
The Nigeria Police Power has arrested a business driver, Itoro Clement, suspected to be accountable for the demise of a Vanguard reporter, Tordue Salem.
Parading the suspect earlier than newsmen on the power headquarters in Abuja on Friday, November 12, the spokesperson of the power, Frank Mba, stated Clement was arrested following an investigation carried out by the Power Intelligence Bureau. In line with Mba, Clement who was driving a 2004 Mannequin Camry with quantity plate BWR 243 BK confessed to having hit Tordue at about 10:00 pm on the evening of thirteenth October 2021, round Mabushi space in Abuja after which he ran away. In line with Mba, the police swung into motion shortly after Tordue was declared lacking and a serious breakthrough was made after Tordue’s cellphone was discovered at a motorpark in Abuja.
When interrogated, Clement stated he was driving when he knocked the deceased down. He talked about that he didn’t cease to examine his sufferer for worry he could be attacked as the world was infamous for legal actions.
“I believed it was an armed robber that I knocked down till the next day once I noticed a smashed cellphone on my windscreen. The cellphone was not working once more so I threw it away.”he stated
Explaining why he didn’t wait after the accident; Clement claimed that the world the place the incident occurred is infamous for legal actions.
“The place I knocked this particular person down, is a legal place everyone is aware of that place,” he stated.
He stated after the accident, he met some police officers at a checkpoint and advised them what occurred. He stated the police officers suggested him to report the matter on the Wuse police station however he by no means did.
Greater than a month after he was declared lacking, Salem’s physique was discovered on Thursday, November 11. An indigene of Benue State, Salem covers the Home of Representatives and was final seen on October 13, 2021.
