Ondo: Army vows expedited discipline of soldier involved in commercial driver’s death

The 32 Artillery Brigade, Nigerian Army, has vowed to expedite enactment successful the ongoing disciplinary enactment against a worker progressive successful the decease of a commercialized autobus operator astatine Akunu-Akoko successful Ondo State.

This is contained successful a connection made disposable to newsmen connected Thursday successful Akure by Maj. Njoka Irabor, Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 32 Artillery Brigade.

The connection said the commercialized operator died arsenic a effect of an altercation connected Oct. 13 with the worker astatine the subject checkpoint astatine Akunu successful Akoko North-East Local Government Area of Ondo State.

It said the precocious commercialized autobus driver, who was heading to Abuja from Akure, had mechanical issues with his conveyance adjacent to the subject checkpoint.

According to the statement, passengers successful the conveyance started requesting a refund of their transport fare owed to the issues with the bus.

“Subsequently, a rider reached retired to a worker deployed astatine Akunu checkpoint to assistance the passengers retrieve their wealth from the driver.

“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 exhibited an enactment that is contrary to the Rules of Engagement and Code of Conduct guiding his deployment astatine the checkpoint.

“Immediately the 32 Artillery Brigade got upwind of the incident; they rapidly evacuated the operator to a aesculapian installation and took work for the aesculapian expenses.

“The brigade besides assigned an serviceman to beryllium with the operator passim the play helium was being managed astatine Akoko and referred to Ondo State Specialist Hospital, Akure,” it read.

The connection said the operator was, thereafter, referred to Federal Medical Centre, Owo, wherever helium sadly passed connected on Monday, Oct. 14, 2025.

It besides said the Nigerian Army, arsenic a reputable organisation anchored connected discipline, expressed their deepest sympathy and reassured their unwavering committedness to the household of the deceased and adjacent associates.

According to the statement, the worker volition look the afloat wrath of the law, and the result volition beryllium made public.

“The 32 Artillery Brigade has paid a condolence sojourn to the household members of the deceased and the enactment of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) successful Ondo State.

“The brigade promises to instrumentality attraction of the burial expenses and different payment matters to guarantee that the vacuum of the breadwinner of the household does not disrupt the world pursuit of the children.

“We volition not shy distant from our responsibilities, arsenic the liaison serviceman for the Nigerian Army is successful interaction with the household members of the deceased arsenic burial plans are ongoing,” it read.

The statement, therefore, said that the authorities authorities had commended the efforts of the brigade successful resolving the contented amicably and expressed enactment to prioritise the payment of the children of the deceased driver. (NAN)

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