Mr Hundeyin did not say how the incident happened but said that a pregnant woman and a tricycle driver lost their lives.
Benjamin Hundeyin, the police spokesperson in Lagos, confirmed this to PREMIUM TIMES on Tuesday.According to witnesses, one of the law enforcement officers was “dragging” the steering wheel of an alleged traffic offender when the car rammed into passersby.
“The LASTMA officials chased the driver. One of the law enforcement officers was dragging the steering wheel with the driver, and in the course of that, the driver lost control and rammed into some passersby. About four people died,” one Usman told the“The traffic offender and the police were struggling for the steering wheel.
“Unfortunately, the car crashed into the stationary tricycle, the kids waiting to board the tricycle and the driver of the Keke. They all died on the spot.” Good journalism costs a lot of money. Yet only good journalism can ensure the possibility of a good society, an accountable democracy, and a transparent governmentFor continued free access to the best investigative journalism in the country we ask you to consider making a modest support to this noble endeavour.
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