Police, Okada Riders Clash On Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

There was tension in the environs of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Friday after a policeman’s bullet reportedly hit an Okada rider.

At the time of filing this report, the detail of the situation is still sketchy.

An official of the Federal Road Safety Corps, who spoke with Punch on condition of anonymity, said the policeman accidentally fired a shot when the bike man was dragging a rifle with the security operatives.

According to the FRSC official said, “The shot hit the bike man on the leg. As a result of this, aggrieved colleagues of the rider came after the policeman, who fled to the yard of the Julius Berger beside the road.

“They went after him, stormed the place, and started destroying some things.”

The FRSC official further stated that the bike man had been taken to an unknown hospital for treatment.

An eyewitness while narrating the incident said a bike man rode on the newly constructed lane of the road and in turn had a clash with the policemen guarding the contractors.

The eyewitness said, “A bike man drove on the new road they are building. The police guiding the contractors shot him. And bikers attempted to protest.

“Truth: Due to the Opic accidental discharge that hit a bike man. Others started the roadblock which caused heavy traffic.”

Naija News gathered that normalcy had been restored, with commuters now moving freely.