A commercial motorcyclist, whose name was given as Alagede, has been
confirmed dead during a scuffle between police officers and
motorcyclists in Alakoku, near the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, Lagos
State, on Tuesday.
While some witnesses say the deceased was shot by a police officer
when he resisted arrest, others claim the motorcyclist was crushed by a
vehicle as he attempted to escape police arrest.
Commercial motorcyclists and security officials have been on the
warpath since Monday when the state government began enforcement of its
ban on motorcyclists plying 475 designated routes in the metropolis.
As at Tuesday, an estimated 3000 motorcycles have been seized and
impounded at the Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental and Special
Offences (Enforcement Unit).Following the death of Alagede, residents of the area and other
commercial motorcyclists stormed the Alakuko Police Station, threatening
to burn it down. Scores of anti-riot police officers have been deployed
to the scene.
Efforts to contact Ngozi Braide, the Lagos police spokesperson, were
unsuccessful as at the time of publishing this story as calls and text
messages sent to her mobile phone went unanswered.
More to follow…
More to follow…
