The family of a security guard, James Emmanuel, has been thrown into mourning after he died from injuries he sustained when a cab driver, Habeeb Quadri, allegedly brutalised him while he was settling
a dispute in the Bode Thomas area of Surulere, Lagos State.gathered that the 77-year-old James, a security guard at the Eko Club, stepped out of his duty post to get something to eat when the events that led to his death occurred around 9pm.
“The driver ran away after assaulting my grandfather. But the two ladies he initially assaulted knew his park and we went there to lodge a complaint against him to the chairman. The chairman apprehended the driver when he got to the park and handed him over to my mum, who took him to the police station,” Tolani stated.
“He asked the ladies what happened and they explained that they didn’t like the way the driver was driving and insisted that they were not continuing with the journey. So, the driver started demanding for money and this led into an argument and in the process, the driver started assaulting the ladies.
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