A suspected ‘yahoo boy’ has reportedly crushed four persons to death in Ondo State.
The incident, according to reports occurred in ljoka area, in Akure, the capital of the state.
Narrating the incident, an eyewitness said the victims were crushed to death by the driver.
According to the source, the suspect was driving a Toyota car along the road and suddenly skidded off its lane to crush the victims who were on commercial motorcycles popularly known as Okada.
“Immediately the accident happened some sympathizers who rushed to rescue the victims and the driver, later found some fetish items inside the driver’s vehicle, raising suspension that he is a ‘yahoo boy’.
“Angered by their discovery in the car, the sympathizers descended on the driver and beat him to a point of comatose.
“For the timely intervention of the men of the state police command, who arrived at the scene, the driver and his vehicle would have been set ablaze by the mob following what they discovered in his vehicle,” the source narrated
It was gathered that the victims were later taken to the state hospital mortuary while those injured received treatment at the same hospital.
Though, the state’s command is yet to release the statement on the incident but NPO learnt that the driver was taken to the state police command headquarters for questioning.