First Lady’s Convoy Not Involved In Ondo Child’s Death – Police
The Ondo State Police Command has debunked claims that a vehicle in First Lady Oluremi Tinubu’s convoy was responsible for the death of a young girl in Akure on Thursday.
According to the police, the report by online reporters linking the convoy to the incident was false and misleading.
Vanguard reports that the Ondo Police Command issued a statement denying the involvement of the First Lady’s convoy, quoting DSP Olufunmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya as saying, “The attention of the Ondo State Police Command has been drawn to a false and misleading report published by Sahara Reporters on April 17. It alleged that the convoy of the first lady, Sen. Oluremi, was responsible for the tragic death of a young girl in Akure.
“Eyewitness accounts and preliminary investigations conducted by the command confirm that the incident was caused by a hit-and-run driver operating an unregistered white Lexus vehicle. And not by any vehicle associated with the first lady’s convoy.”
She noted that a witness pursued the fleeing vehicle on a motorcycle immediately after the crash at the Oba-Ile area of Akure.
The police said this version was supported by several other witnesses and the victim’s parents.
“Furthermore, Sahara Reporters inaccurately claimed the deceased girl was nine years old. According to her parents, the child was actually seven years old, highlighting the publication’s disregard for factual accuracy, even in a matter as sensitive as this,” the statement added.
The Commissioner of Police in Ondo State reportedly visited the bereaved family and promised a thorough and transparent investigation.
“At no point was the first lady’s convoy involved in this tragedy,” she reiterated.
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