The Oyo State Police Command has announced that it has detained two policemen over the death of a motorcyclist.
The two officers, an assistant superintendent of police and an inspector attached to the Border Patrol Unit, were detained on Saturday in Iseyin.
The command noted that they are currently in police custody pending the outcome of the investigation.
The Public Relations Officer of the State Police Command, Olayinka Ayanlade, made these declarations in a statement.
The statement was made available to DAILY POST on Saturday.
Ayanlade, in the statement, said that the motorcyclist was involved in a lone fatal motorcycle accident that occurred in Iseyin in the early hours of Saturday.
He added that the motorcyclist, identified as Umar Yahúza, was involved in the accident and was later rushed to a nearby hospital.
He also disclosed that the motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the hospital.
He said that he had been buried in line with Islamic rites.
Ayanlade further said that the two officers involved have been detained.
“The two officers involved, an assistant superintendent of police and an inspector attached to the Border Patrol Unit, have been detained pending the outcome of the investigation.
“Upon request, the corpse was released to the Seriki of the Hausa community for burial in accordance with Islamic rites.”
