File photo: Osun State map

The Osun State Police Command has launched a manhunt for a driver involved in a hit-and-run accident that killed two policemen along the Osogbo/Gbongan road in Oogi community.

The command’s spokesperson, Abiodun Ojelabi, disclosed this while speaking with our correspondent on Thursday.

He said the operatives, identified simply as Kehinde and Tobi, were travelling on a motorcycle when they were hit by a Lexus car on Wednesday in Oogi town.

According to Ojelabi, the driver fled the scene immediately after the accident, abandoning the vehicle.