Police inspector crushed at Ogun checkpoint

A truck has crushed a police inspector, Afolabi Adeola, at a checkpoint on the Abeokuta–Sagamu Expressway in Ogun State.
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Reports said that the incident occurred about 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 29, 2025.

The truck, said to have been loaded with 900 bags of cement, was reportedly approaching the checkpoint at top speed when the incident occurred.

Before ramming into the police inspector, the truck was said to have also rammed into another truck that had stopped at the checkpoint in compliance with police traffic control.
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The impact from the crash was said to have fatally injured Inspector Adeola, who was on official duty at the checkpoint.

A security analyst, Zagazola Makama, in a post on X, disclosed that officers from the traffic unit visited the scene, documented the crash, and recovered both vehicles to the station for further investigation.

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The suspects involved are expected to be arraigned on Thursday, July 3, 2025.

However, the Ogun State Police Command had yet to speak on the incident as of press time.