Police Deny Killing Bus Driver

CYRIACUS IZUEKWE

The police have denied the killing of any bus driver as had been reported on some media platforms in Lagos and shared on the social media.

P.M.EXPRESS reports that this was disclosed by the Lagos Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Chike Oti.
He said that the attention of the Lagos State Police Command has been drawn to an online publication credited to the Saharareporters.com and dated 1^st March, 2019, entitled, “Police officer kills bus driver”.
CSP Oti stated that the Command will like to state unequivocally that no police officer killed any bus driver in Lagos State on the date in question being March 2, 2019.
He noted that the incident the writer was trying to portray albeit inaccurately took place at Mosan Okunola Community in Ayobo area of the state where a team of anti crime policemen on routine patrol, led by Inspector Oloruntoba Gbenga, was attacked by a gang of youths suspected to be members of an unlawful society led by one Lekan Isiaka. The said Lekan Isiaka tried to snatch a rifle assigned to  Inspector Frank Ikpokpo and stabbed him on the head. The rest of the team resisted the criminal gang and made a distress call to their Area Command Headquarters in Ayobo following which a team of policemen were dispatched to the scene on rescue mission.

The rescue team succeeded in arresting the notorious Lekan Isiaka who pretended to be dead in the video being circulated alongside his partners in crime, namely: Precious Bassey, Anayo Ugwu, Adewale Fatai, Samuel Akande, Matthew Ogbede, Adewunmi Idowu, Chukwuka Oshele and Kunle Adeola.
The injured policemen have been treated and discharged while Inspector Frank Ikpokpo is still in the Intensive Care Unit of a private hospital.
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Zubairu Muazu mni, has directed that the suspects be charged to court on Monday March 4, 2019, for attempted murder.