Reported by: Ijeoma G | Edited by: Oravbiere Osayomore Promise.
The Bayelsa State Police Command has launched a preliminary investigation into the death of a commercial tricycle rider whose vehicle collided with a Dangote truck during a traffic enforcement operation by officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps at Okaka Junction in Yenagoa on Monday morning, 13 July 2026.
Eyewitnesses told journalists that the crash occurred along the Okaka Expressway near Okaka Primary School when the tricycle operator, who was on his daily routine to earn a living for his family, was involved in a collision with a truck during an enforcement operation close to an FRSC checkpoint. Some residents claimed the actions of the officials contributed to the accident, while others alleged that the officers left the scene immediately afterwards, triggering protests by angry youths and residents who described the deceased as a hardworking father and demanded a thorough, transparent and impartial investigation into the circumstances surrounding the crash.
Confirming the development in a statement on Tuesday, the Police Public Relations Officer of the Bayelsa State Command, DSP Musa Muhammad, said the command had begun a preliminary investigation into the cause of the incident and that law and order had since been restored. Reacting to the allegations against the FRSC, the Bayelsa Sector Commander, Corps Commander Sylvanus Oke-Ordu, denied that the agency’s personnel were responsible for the accident, insisting that FRSC officers left the scene not to evade responsibility but to pursue the truck driver, who allegedly attempted to flee after the collision. He added that the truck driver was later apprehended and is currently in police custody.
The incident has sparked outrage among residents and commercial tricycle operators, with many calling for anyone found culpable to be held accountable. Conflicting accounts of what led to the fatal accident have emerged, with an anonymous FRSC official claiming that personnel observed the Dangote truck speeding before it rammed into the tricycle, while eyewitnesses alleged that the tricycle rider violated traffic regulations and that an altercation with FRSC officials preceded the crash. Security operatives, including police officers and military personnel, were deployed to disperse the crowd and prevent a breakdown of law and order, while the truck was taken to the police headquarters, where it is currently being kept.
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