Army Begins Probe Of Soldier Over Death Of Bus Driver In Ondo

The Nigerian Army connected Thursday disclosed that it has commenced a full-scale probe into the decease of a commercialized autobus operator owed to an altercation with a worker astatine a subject checkpoint successful Ondo state.
It was gathered that the operator died connected Monday astatine the Federal Medical Centre successful Owo.

The army, successful a connection connected Thursday, by the adjunct manager of service nationalist relations, 32 artillery brigade, Njika Irabor, said that past Sunday, the precocious operator was heading to Abuja from Akure erstwhile his conveyance developed a responsibility and was parked adjacent to a subject checkpoint astatine Akunu successful the Akoko North-East LGA of Ondo state.

Irabor said erstwhile the conveyance screeched to a halt, immoderate of the passengers requested a refund of their fares from the driver, adding that a rider approached the worker to assistance retrieve the fares.

“Consequently, the worker showed up and displayed precise uncouth and unprofessional conduct, resulting successful an altercation with the driver, which led to carnal interaction betwixt the worker and the driver.

“The worker acted contrary to the Rules of Engagement and Code of Conduct guiding his deployment astatine the checkpoint. Immediately, Headquarters 32 Artillery Brigade got upwind of the incident.

They rapidly evacuated the operator to a aesculapian facility, took work for the aesculapian expenses, and assigned an serviceman to beryllium with the operator passim the play helium was being managed astatine Akoko.

“He was referred to Ondo State Specialist hospital, Akure, and thereafter referred to Federal Medical Centre Owo, wherever helium sadly passed connected on Monday, 14 October 2025.

“Headquarters 32 Artillery Brigade has paid a condolence sojourn to the household members of the deceased and the enactment of NURTW Ondo State and promised to instrumentality attraction of the burial expenses and different payment matters to guarantee that the vacuum of the demise of the breadwinner of the household does not disrupt the world pursuit of the children.”

Irabor said the service would guarantee that the worker faces the afloat wrath of the instrumentality and that the result is made public.