Three police officers attached to the Lagos State Police Command have been injured in a serious road accident involving a Toyota Hilux vehicle along the Benin–Agbor Road in Edo State.
The incident occurred on Sunday, October 5, 2025, at about 12:20 p.m. near Uvwe community.
According to a report from the Ugoneki Police Outpost, the white Toyota Hilux with registration number FKJ 445 HK (Lagos) reportedly somersaulted and veered into a bush, leaving the occupants seriously injured.
“Today, being 05/10/25 at about 1220hrs, Eye received a distress call from D/O Ugoneki Police Outpost that a Toyota Hilux, white in colour, with registration number Lagos FKJ 445 HK, was involved in a serious motor accident at Uvwe Community along Benin–Agbor Road,” the police report said.
“On arrival at the accident scene, it was discovered that the Hilux capsized and somersaulted into the thick bush.”
The victims, identified as Inspector Abubakar Mohammed, Sergeant Usman Abdul, and Emmanuel Osas, the driver, were rescued and taken to the Abudu Health Centre for medical attention.
The inspector sustained a fracture to his right thigh, “while the sergeant was unconscious but later regained consciousness”.
Two rifles, an AK-47 (No. NK344711) loaded with 20 rounds of ammunition and an FMC rifle with two magazines containing 14 live and two expended rounds, were recovered from the scene and placed in safe custody at the Abudu Divisional Police Office.
Further investigation revealed that the officers were attached to Mobile Police Squadron 2, Lagos, and were allegedly on illegal duty en route to the eastern part of the country at the time of the accident.
“Upon questioning, they refused to disclose their AP and F/No respectively. It was later discovered that they are personnel of MOPOL 2 Lagos and were on illegal duty from Lagos to the eastern states,” the report said.
“Their rifles are in safe custody with the DPO Abudu, while the Hilux has been towed to Ugoneki Police Outpost for safekeeping.”
“Further developments will be communicated,” the police report added.
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