The Rivers State Police Command vowed to undertake thorough probe over the case of the three siblings crushed to death in a lone accident at the Ogbunuabali area of Port Harcourt metropolis.
This is coming days after the mother of the children called out the police over alleged plot to dismiss the case.
NPO Reported that the woman, identified as Amara Esomonu, recounted how a lady undertaking driving lesson from her boyfriend veered the car off the road and crashed into a building where she left the children.
An eyewitness who identified himself as Obua, further revealed that an unidentified man was taking his female friend on a driving class when their vehicle rammed into the Esomonu family house.
Obua said that the three children aged 10, four and three were killed in the crash, adding, “the car lost control, rammed into the woman’s house, and killed the three children on the spot”
Reacting to the development in a statement issued on Wednesday by its spokesperson, ASP Blessing Agabe, the Rivers Police Command assured members of the public commencing investigation over the case.
Agabe said that the Commissioner of Police, CP Olugbenga Adepoju, was deeply saddened by the incident, and had ordered thorough investigation into the matter.
She said that the police boss had commiserated with the family of the deceased children, and assured that the driver, now at large, would be arrested and prosecuted.
The spokesman further said that the command remained committed to uncovering the circumstances surrounding the incident.
“All necessary steps are currently being taken to ensure that justice is served in accordance with the law,” she said.
Agabe urged members of the public to remain calm, avoid spreading unverified information, and cooperate with the police.