Again, Police Kill Another in Lagos

Again, Police Kill Another in Lagos

Chiemelie Ezeobi

The incessant killings of commercial motorcycle riders popularly known as Okada was again brought to the fore yesterday when some policemen attached to the Ketu Police Division shot yet another commercial motorcyclist.

However conflicting reports said it was not a commercial motorcyclist that was shot dead rather a commercial bus conductor at the Tipper Garage in Ketu, along the Ikorodu Expressway.

Meanwhile, THISDAY gathered that the commercial motorcyclist who was shot on Tuesday by policemen attached to the Ilupeju Police Division, died yesterday due to loss of blood.

The incident has brought the total number of commercial motorcycle riders shot by the police in two weeks to five, thereby raising fears of a volatile protest by the commercial motorcycle riders.

These fears are not out of place going by the deadly reprisal attack often carried out by these commercial motorcycle riders each time any of their colleagues are murdered in like manner.

The rampaging group has been known to destroy government structures and properties like the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) like they did on Tuesday, destroying about three BRT Buses at the Ilupeju area.

Attempts to confirm the incident from the state Police Public Relations Officer, Ngozi Braide, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, proved abortive. 

However, police sources said the state commissioner of police has expressed his displeasure at the way the trigger happy policemen keep bringing disrepute to the force.