The Edo Command of the Nigeria Safety and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has denied any involvement of its officers within the loss of life of a Bolt driver in Benin.
The Spokesman of the command, SC Efosa Egbebor informed the Information Company of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Benin that its officers had been merely serving to the police of their investigation.
NAN stories that the police command within the state had introduced the arrest of 4 NSDC officers over the motive force’s loss of life following a protest by the affiliation of Bolt drivers on Thursday.
Egbebor stated preliminary investigation by the corps on the command degree confirmed that the officers weren’t accountable for the motive force’s loss of life.
“Our boys didn’t kill anyone. The case is earlier than the police, and we can’t be a decide in our personal case,” Egbebor stated.
“The incident occurred when a Bolt driver had a verbal altercation with a buyer at a resort, which degenerated right into a bodily struggle.
“The driving force, who was allegedly overwhelmed by the client and his buddies, later died,” he stated
Egbebor defined that the NSCDC officers on responsibility on the resort intervened and restored order, however didn’t hurt the motive force.
“We’ve despatched our boys to the police to offer them the mandatory data that they wanted. We’re cooperating absolutely with the police investigation,” he stated.
The NSCDC spokesperson denied the report that the corps officers had been arrested, including that they introduced themselves to the police to help within the investigation.
He stated the NSCDC wouldn’t condone any act of indiscipline or illegality, and that anybody discovered responsible of wrongdoing would face the results.
“After the investigation has been concluded, we is not going to know who and who went mistaken. We aren’t going to again anyone or assist anyone for any illegality.
‘Whoever has damaged the regulation will face the wrath of the regulation. That’s justice,” Egbebor stated.
