lost their lives, while many suffered varying degree of injuries during
an attempt by a tricycle (Keke Napep) driver to evade arrest by officers from Adoff
police station at Iyano School bus stop in
Lagos weekend.
An eye witness disclosed to Vanguard that the policemen were seen chasing the
tricycle rider with their bus but in an attempt to evade the arrest, the
drive crossed the crash barrier to the opposite side of the road
without looking out for upcoming vehicles.
The eye witness added that immediately another tricycle rammed into
the fleeing tricycle before a commercial bus and a jeep also rammed into
the tricycles from behind.
The tricycle rider was said to have complained after the accident
that he ran when he saw the police in the bus as they were out to
collect money from them (tricycle riders) in the area.
The Police officers on seeing the accident, the eye witness, said ran
away from the scene immediately, while tricycle riders and commercial
bike riders matched to the Adoff police station in protest.
It was reported that the police officers on duty locked up the
station gate .Efforts to speak with the DPO of the station yesterday
proved abortive as officers on duty said that the DPO was not around.
The tricycle riders called on the Inspector General of police to come
to their aid before residents and commercial vehicles operators take
the law in their own hands since they can no longer rely on the police.