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Police Apprehend Suspected Hit And Run Driver Linked With Death Of Vanguard Journalist

Police Apprehend Suspected Hit And Run Driver Linked With Death Of Vanguard Journalist
  • PublishedNovember 12, 2021

The Police have apprehended a commercial driver suspected to be responsible for the death of a Vanguard Journalist, Tordue Salem.

The suspect, a 29-year-old commercial driver, Itoro Clement was paraded on Friday in Abuja.

The Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba said Clement was arrested following an investigation carried out by the Force Intelligence Bureau.

 

He said Clement who was driving a 2004 Model Camry with number plate BWR 243 BK confessed to having hit Tordue at about 10:00 pm on the night of 13th October 2021, around Mabushi area in Abuja but ran away.

 

While speaking to journalists during the parade, Clement Itoro admitted to have knocked off an unknown pedestrian at about 10:00 pm the same day Tordue Salem went missing.

 

He however said he did not stop to attend to his victim because he was afraid he could get attacked by armed robbers.

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