A Policeman attached to Ikorodu Police Division in Lagos State,
yesterday, allegedly shot a commercial motorcycle (okada) rider to
death, leading to pandemonium around Ojubode area where the incident
happened as other okada riders took to the streets to protest the
killing. Commuters and residents scampered for safety as the protest heated
up; shops and offices were also shut for hours by owners for fear of the
situation getting more awry than it already was.
An eye witnesses said the motorcyclist identified simply as Haruna,
met his untimely death when the Policemen stormed the area to impound
his motorcycle but the deceased refused arrest on the ground that the
Policemen visited last weekend asking him to part with an undisclosed
amount of money.
To his surprise, the same Policemen came back yesterday to impound
the motorcycle and out of annoyance, Haruna refused to release the
motorcycle to them, and started struggling with one of the Policemen.
Reports say one of the Policemen fired a shot at him, which led to his death.
The corpse was later removed by the Policemen to an unknown
destination while scores of motorcyclists were said to have gathered at
the palace of the Oba of Ikorodu to protest the killing.
Chairman, Motorcyclists Association of Lagos State, MOALS, Ikorodu
zone popularly called ‘Jendor’, who spoke to Vanguard described the
incident as barbaric and therefore called on government to bring the
perpetrators to book.
“As you can see, we are very busy now, you can hear a lot of noise from our members. This is too much for us to bear,” he said.
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