HIT AND RUN FATAL MOTOR ACCIDENT: LAGOS POLICE CLEAR AIR ON ALLEGED KILLING BY TASKFORCE
By Trek Africa Newspaper
The Lagos State Police Command has deemed it necessary to clear the air on the alleged killing of one Emmanuel Samuel, m, that was knocked down by a bus at Oshodi on Tuesday 26th January, 2021.
The Command wishes to state that today, Tuesday 26th January, 2021 at about 0600hrs, the DPO Akinpelu Division got a call that while the Taskforce operatives were on operation, some commercial buses, violating traffic regulations, at Bolade Oshodi area of Lagos State, were trying to escape arrest, but unfortunately, one of the buses hit three persons and fled.
On receipt of the information, the DPO SP Nkiruka Ugwu and team raced to the scene immediately. The corpse of one man, who was later identified to be Emmanuel Samuel, m, was seen at the scene, in the pool of his blood, while two other injured were rushed to the hospital.
The relations of the deceased were contacted and they quickly picked up the body for burial according to islamic rites.
However the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu has ordered the DPO Akinpelu Division to work with independent observers and eye witnesses in the area to trace and bring to book the fleeing driver of the bus that knocked down the deceased and two others that are recuperating in the hospital.
CP Hakeem Odumosu commiserated with the family and colleagues of the deceased for the unfortunate incident as he promised to harness all available means within the reach of the command to apprehend the culprits. He emphasised that the operatives of the Taskforce were not responsible for the death of the deceased but a clear case of hit and run fatal accident.
