The Police have arrested a hit and run driver suspected to be responsible for the death of a Vanguard Journalist, Tordue Salem.
The suspect, a 29-year-old commercial driver, Itoro Clement was paraded on Friday where he confessed to have killed the deceased.
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The Force Public Relations Officer, CP Frank Mba, disclosed this on Friday while parading the suspect at the Police Intelligence Responce Team (IRT) premises, Guzape, Abuja.
According to a police spokesman, Frank Mba, a hit-and-run driver killed Tordue Salem, who was found dead on Thursday.
While speaking to journalists during the parade, Clement Itoro admitted to have knocked off an unknown pedestrian at about 10:00 pm the same day Tordue Salem went missing.
He however said he did not stop to attend to his victim because he was afraid he could get attacked by armed robbers.
According to the alleged hit and run driver, the Mabushi area where the accident took place is known for criminal activities, hence he was afraid he could be attacked.
“I thought it was an armed robber that I knocked down until the following day when I saw a smashed phone on my windscreen. The phone was not working again so I threw it away.
“The place I knocked this person down, is a criminal place everybody knows that place,” he said.
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The suspected killer was paraded along with his Toyota Camry vehicle with registration number Abuja BWR 243 BK.
