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Kwara Police Seek Conoil Driver and Assistant Over Polytechnic Student's Death

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Kwara Police Seek Conoil Driver and Assistant Over Polytechnic Student's Death
Kwara Police Seek Conoil Driver and Assistant Over Polytechnic Student's Death

A Kwara State Polytechnic student was fatally struck by a Conoil truck near Ilorin's Government Secondary School. The body was later discovered on a bridge and identified, prompting the police to hunt the truck driver and his motor boy.

On Friday, a Conoil tanker driver and his assistant are being hunted by the [Kwara State Police Command](https://www.kw.gov.ng/) after a Kwara State Polytechnic student, identified as Sheu, was killed in a road collision near the Government Secondary School in Ilorin and his body was later found dumped on a bridge.

**What happened?**

Sheu, a resident of the Eyombo Anabi compound in Ilorin, had borrowed a motorcycle from a brother to purchase cloth for his side business when the accident occurred. Witnesses say the Conoil truck struck him around the school area, after which a tricycle operator named Basit allegedly moved the body to the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH).

**How was the body identified?**

Local health officials initially buried the corpse as an unidentified body. The family later received a photograph of the remains, recognized the deceased, and arranged for exhumation. Police then confirmed the identification and linked the body to the crash.

**Who is involved?**

Commissioner of Police Ojo Adekimi confirmed via telephone that both the truck driver and the motor boy, employees of Conoil, are being pursued. He also noted that a tricycle operator who handed the body to the driver has been arrested.

**Family's response**

A relative, speaking on condition of anonymity, said, “We want justice and to establish whether the operator handed over the body out of ignorance or for financial gain.” The family also reported that the motorcycle used by the victim was recovered at the Kulende Police Station during the search.

**What are the next steps?**

The police have intensified efforts to locate and arrest the Conoil driver and his assistant. The investigation continues as authorities seek to determine the exact circumstances surrounding the crash and the subsequent handling of the victim’s body.

Topics: #Conoil #Ilorin #Kwara #Police #Polytechnic #Road accident

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