{"id":126994,"date":"2021-12-29T20:28:17","date_gmt":"2021-12-29T19:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=126994"},"modified":"2021-12-29T20:28:17","modified_gmt":"2021-12-29T19:28:17","slug":"ekiti-police-react-to-report-that-patrol-van-crushed-police-officer-to-death-while-chasing-yahoo-boys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/12\/29\/ekiti-police-react-to-report-that-patrol-van-crushed-police-officer-to-death-while-chasing-yahoo-boys\/","title":{"rendered":"Ekiti police react to report that patrol van crushed police officer to death while chasing Yahoo boys"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Ekiti State Police Command has reacted to reports that a police patrol van crushed an officer to death while chasing suspected Yahoo boys along Federal Polytechnic, Ado\/Ijan Road.<\/p>\n<p>The state police spokesperson, ASP Abutu Sunday, who denied the reports in a statement on Wednesday, described the report as &#8216;disgraceful, unfortunate, ungodly, inhuman and not in line with the practice of good journalism&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Abutu explained that the police officer died from injuries sustained in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/12\/26\/tragedy-as-mother-two-daughters-die-in-sagamu-benin-highway-accident\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accident<\/a> on the way to provide reinforcement after a distress call was received that some suspected cultists were terrorising the people of Ikole-Ekiti and it&#8217;s environs.<\/p>\n<p>The statement reads; &#8220;The attention of the Ekiti State Police Command has been drawn to a news trending on the social media since on the 28\/12\/2021 with the caption: &#8220;POLICE PATROL VAN CHASING YAHOO BOYS CRUSH POLICEMAN TO DEATH IN EKITI&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Command observed that the said story was actually fabricated by SaharaRepoters and spread on other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/12\/23\/aide-ooni-of-ife-first-saw-queen-naomis-divorce-notice-on-social-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> platforms.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In view of the above, the Ekiti State police Command implores members of the public to disregard the news as it was not true but falsely fabricated to ridicule and dent the image of the Ekiti State Police Command and the Nigeria Police Force at large.<\/p>\n<p>The Command wishes to state clearly that: On the 28\/12\/2021 at about 18:30hrs, a distress call was received from the DPO IKOLE-EKITI by the Rapid Response Squad(RRS) for reinforcement for the possible arrest of some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/12\/16\/police-arrest-three-suspected-cultists-in-ogun\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">suspected cultists<\/a> who have been terrorising the people of Ikole-Ekiti and it&#8217;s environs<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Upon the receipt of the report, the RRS Commander deployed three patrol vehicles with adequate operatives to that axis for the operation<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Unfortunately, while on their way, one of the three patrol vehicles developed a mechanical fault, went off its lane and hit an oncoming motorcycle ridden by a policeman who had closed from work and was returning home<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Policeman was rushed to the hospital for medical attention but was confirmed dead by a medical doctor while eight other RRS operatives in the patrol vehicle sustained different degrees of injuries and are currently in the hospital receiving medical attention,<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-127005 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/12\/kunlenet07\/2021\/12\/29\/Ekiti-police-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/12\/kunlenet07\/2021\/12\/29\/Ekiti-police-3.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/12\/kunlenet07\/2021\/12\/29\/Ekiti-police-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/12\/kunlenet07\/2021\/12\/29\/Ekiti-police-3-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In view of this, the Ekiti State Police Command is at loss at the mental status of the Sahara reporter that propagated the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/11\/23\/update-endsars-panel-report-is-a-triumph-of-fake-news-says-lai-mohammed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fake news<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The reporter(from Sahara) did not patiently and professionally confirm the story but shamelessly chose to disrespect the life of the policeman that was lost while on national assignment. SaharaRepoters&#8217; action is very disgraceful, unfortunate, ungodly, inhuman and not inline with the practice of good journalism.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Members of the public are therefore, enjoined to disregard and discountenance the news and consider it as one of those fake news on the social media that are aimed at causing unnecessary tension, portray the Nigeria Police Force in bad unpleasant garb and procreate an uprise against the force.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-127004 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/12\/kunlenet07\/2021\/12\/29\/Ekiti-police-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/12\/kunlenet07\/2021\/12\/29\/Ekiti-police-2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/12\/kunlenet07\/2021\/12\/29\/Ekiti-police-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/12\/kunlenet07\/2021\/12\/29\/Ekiti-police-2-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Ekiti State Commissioner, CP Tunde Mobayo, on behalf of the Command, sympathizes with the family of the deceased Police Officer and pray God grants him eternal rest.<\/p>\n<p>The Commissioner has visited the injured police officer in the hospital and will also visit the family house of the deceased ASP in other to sympathize with them.<\/p>\n<p>The Commissioner further warns against the fabrication and spread of fake news and implores everyone to ensure they verify the source of all information they receive especially through the social media before sharing and spreading them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ekiti State Police Command has reacted to reports that a police patrol van crushed an officer to death while chasing suspected Yahoo boys along Federal Polytechnic, Ado\/Ijan Road. 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