Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, in Abia State, Mr. Paul Ugwu, has denied shielding an officer who allegedly killed a driver at a checkpoint at Umuikaa junction along the Enugu – Port Harcourt expressway, in Isiala Ngwa South council area.
A yet-to-be-identified official of the FRSC had on August 16, 2022, allegedly stabbed a bus driver to death.
Eyewitnesses said the driver refused to part with money which led to a confrontation with the FRSC official who stabbed him to death.
The situation caused tension in the area as youths stormed the FRSC office in the area and set it ablaze.
However, there are reports that the FRSC sector commander has been shielding the killer officer and those who were on duty on the day of the incident.
Sources also alleged a secret plot by the FRSC to transfer the killer officer out of Abia state without prosecution.
“It is shocking that after almost two weeks, the FRSC has not exposed those who killed the bus driver.
“If we keep quiet, this will continue. We cannot continue to watch people killed recklessly on our highways. It’s not the first at the same Umuikaa. Last two months,a security agent shot dead another bus driver because of a false alarm raised by FRSC officers at Umuikaa junction.
“We’re hearing now that they’ve concluded plans to transfer the suspects out of Abia. This has happened before with other security agencies. We don’t want another one to happen.”
Contacted on the allegations, the Sector Commander, FRSC, Abia State, Paul Ugwu disclosed that all the FRSC officials who were on duty on the day of the incident were arrested and under detention by the police.
His words; “Those who were on patrol on the day of the incident have been arrested and are still with the police for one week now. And the Police is still carrying on with the investigation. So, I wouldn’t know where the person making the allegation is coming from,” Ugwu said.
The Commander further added that the Police have not submitted the report of their investigation and is yet to tell the FRSC that they have concluded the investigation.
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