Earlier on Monday, reports had gone viral that the late
danfo driver, Muyiwa Ijaduola, was tortured by police officers at Igando area
of Lagos state after he refused to bribe
them.
The Lagos State Police Command has disproved claims that two
of its officer’s beat a commercial bus aka ‘danfo’ driver to death.
The 46-year-old driver, who was identified through an ID
card found on him, was said to be a staff of the department of works of Joseph
Ayo Babalola University.
He had reportedly picked passengers from Iyana-Iba to
Isheri, and had stopped at Igando after he was accosted by two policewomen who
demanded for N2, 000 from him.
The driver reportedly offered them N300 instead, but they
refused to take the money. He reportedly promised to give them more money if
they would let him return on another trip.
Reports also had it that one of the policewomen dragged the
driver out of the vehicle and proceeded to hit him with her baton. He was
reportedly pushed inside a ditch for about 15 minutes before he was brought
out.
He was, however, found dead while still clutching the N300
he had earlier offered the policewomen.
Following the development, the policewomen reportedly took
to their heels when they discovered Ijaduola had passed on.
The corpse was reportedly abandoned for several hours before
it was removed from the spot.
But denying the allegation that the driver was killed by
police officers over bribe, the Command on Tuesday said he died from an
epilepsy attack.
The deputy spokesperson of the command, Mr. Ozoani Chukwuma,
reportedly ascribed the incident to be a case of ‘sudden and unnatural death.’
Chukwuma said, “What happened at Igando was a case of sudden
and unnatural death of a commercial bus driver suspected to have had epileptic
attack at Oye Bus-stop, Igando, while calling passengers into his bus.
“He consequently fell into the gutter. Two policewomen on
traffic duty at the bus stop quickly called on sympathizers to help him out.
“He was unconscious when brought out, and he was rushed to
the General hospital, where he was confirmed dead,” the deputy spokesperson
added.
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