Two young boys suspected to be internet fraudsters (Yahoo Boys) have been arrested in Delta State for allegedly crushing a toddler to death.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe, has though admitted that it was an accident, however, the case is under investigation he said.
Speaking on Tuesday hours after the horrible incident, Edafe said, “Yes, it was an accident; a child of one year and a few months died. The driver wanted to enter a compound after opening the gate to the compound, not knowing that the child crawled under the vehicle and he ran the child over.”
The accident happened on Monday evening along the DLA Road, Asaba, Delta State.
Reacting to the sad development which has thrown the community into confusion, an eyewitness who pleaded anonymity explained that the child’s mother did not know when he crawled to the road.
The eyewitness had told The PUNCH that a Mercedes Benz involved in the incident was driven by two young boys, suspected to be Yahoo boys.
It was reported that the child was killed about 30 metres away from his mother’s PoS stand.
“The car splashed the child’s brain along the road. It was a horrible sight,” the eyewitness noted.
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