LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- An unidentified Policeman has been severely beaten by a mob after an incident in the Ketu area of Lagos State.
It was gathered that the Policeman and his colleagues were attempting to dispossess Yusuf of his vehicle when he got pushed into the BRT lane.
In the process, one of the BRT buses plying the lane inward Lagos rammed into Yusuf who collapsed due to the impact of the crash.
Eyewitnesses reports that Yusuf sustained injuries, while the beaten Policeman’s torn uniform was a visible result of the attack.
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“The policemen caused this; they were the ones that were trying to dispossess the man of his vehicle and while trying to push the man out of the vehicle, they pushed him on the BRT lane and an incoming bus ran into the man,” an eyewitness said.
Another eyewitness said the Policemen, after realising that Yusuf had been crushed by the BRT, attempted to flee the scene but an angry mob apprehended one of them.
“It was people that beat the Policeman till he fainted. He has not died because I still observed that he was breathing. People were annoyed about what they did to that man.
“The man sustained serious injuries, look at him lying unconscious on the floor and his blood on the road,” he said.
People reportedly rushed to the rescue of Yusuf who was seen lying motionless on the BRT lane.
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Policemen attached to the Ketu Divisional Police Station attempted to rescue their colleague who also lay motionless on the ground.
The uniform of the brutalized officer is said to have been torn due to the impact of the attack on him by the angry mob.
During an examination of Yusuf’s injuries caused by the accident, eyewitnesses observed a significant gash on his right arm as he was being hurriedly placed into a vehicle for transportation to a hospital.
Officers from the Ketu Division have however, arrived at the scene to bring order. The unidentified Policeman who was involved in the incident was also promptly taken to the hospital for medical attention.
Upon contact, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the State Police Public Relations Officer, mentioned that he would provide further information.