The Delta state police command has reacted to the death of a mother and her baby in Warri on Wednesday, January 20, 2021.
There have been conflicting reports where a section of the media indicted the police of being the killers, another section indicted a tipper driver who was evading a taxi and rammed into the keke that led to the death of the woman and her child.
But the Delta state police command in a statement by the police public relations officer, Onome Onowakpoyeya, denied police involvement in the act and frowned at the unjust treatment meted on the police by angry mob in Warri.
The full statement reads thus:
20th January, 2020.
PRESS RELEASE
POLICE NOT INVOLVED IN THE UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT THAT LED TO THE DEATH OF A WOMAN AND A CHILD
The Delta State Police Command wish to put the records straight in respect of the ugly incident that occurred today being 20/1/2021 at about 13:40hrs along PTI Express Way in Effurun, Uvwie LGA of Delta State where a multiple fatal motor/tricycle accident occurred.
The accident involved a Mercedes Tipper with Reg. No. WWR 425 ZR loaded with granite, a Toyota Camry car with Reg. No. AKD 403 FM and a Tricycle Reg. No yet unknown all moving in the same direction and Police vehicle was never involved. Two passengers conveyed by the Tricycle a woman and a baby girl died on the spot and other passengers were injured.
The Delta State Police Command deeply sympathizes with the families of the deceased and the injured persons and equally frowns at the unjust treatment meted to Police officers who went to rescue the victims by members of the public, they went as far as burning the police patrol vehicle that came for the rescue operation. The perpetrators of this dastardly act will be brought to book.
The Command also wishes to inform the general public that neither Operation Delta Hawk nor Ebrumede patrol vehicle was involved as speculated earlier
DSP ONOME ONOVWAKPOYEYA
POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
DELTA STATE COMMAND,
ASABA.
