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Lagos-Ibadan Expressway: Police, Okada riders clash
Ibekimi Oriamaja Reports
On Friday, there was tension along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway after a police officer’s bullet allegedly struck an Okada rider.
The situation is still sketchy at the time of filing this report.
According to a Federal Road Safety Corps official who spoke to Punch on the condition of anonymity, the police officer accidentally fired a shot while the biker was dragging a rifle with the security operatives.
“The shot hit the bike man on the leg,” an FRSC official said. As a result, the rider’s enraged colleagues pursued the cop, who fled to the Julius Berger yard beside the road.
“They chased him down, stormed the place, and began destroying things.”
According to the FRSC official, the biker was taken to an unknown hospital for treatment.
According to an eyewitness, a biker rode on the newly constructed lane of the road, resulting in a clash with the policemen guarding the contractors.
“A bike man drove on the new road they’re building,” an eyewitness said. The police officers directing the contractors shot him. And bikers attempted to demonstrate.
“The truth is that an Opic accidentally discharged and hit a biker. Others initiated the roadblock, resulting in heavy traffic.”
According to Track News, normalcy has been restored, with commuters now moving freely.
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