Police fumes as youths beat up Ondo DPO

Some Residents of Ilara Mokin, in the Ifedore Local Government Area of
Ondo State, on Sunday reportedly beat up a Divisional Police Officer
in the town, Mr Wole Ogodo.

DPO Ogodo was attacked and beaten up while trying to calm the angry protesters.

This followed the death of two members of the community who were
crushed to death by a commercial bus, Punch reports.

It was learnt that the accident stirred protest from youths of the
community as they allegedly set the bus ablaze and attacked security
agents in the area.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Femi Joseph, confirming the
incident to reporters at the scene said the protesters who attacked
the DPO would be prosecuted for taking laws into their hands.

He said, " There was a fatal accident which claimed two lives, but the
people of the community were unruly as they burnt down the vehicle and
as the DPO was trying to prevent them from burning the vehicle, they
overpowered him and seriously assaulted him.

"However, we have begun our investigation and we will still arrest
those that set the bus ablaze and those that beat the DPO because they
have committed another offence. Normalcy has been restored to the
expressway."