It was a difficult day for the officers of the Lagos State Police Command since a policeman who has not yet been named was allegedly killed on the Apapa-Oshodi expressway by okada riders, who ride for hire.
A biker simply identified as Rasheed, told Vanguard that the policeman allegedly fired at an okada rider, but the bullet missed.
As a result, the okada rider allegedly attacked the policeman in retaliation.
“Police have been bothering okada riders on the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway for a long time,” Rasheed claimed.
“So today (Wednesday), some policemen took area boys with them to assist in chasing the bike men.
“Some of the okada riders resisted and fought with the area boys in anger, while carrying cutlasses which led to the police officer sporadically shooting at the motorcyclists.
“When the bullet failed to penetrate, one of the okada riders allegedly used a machete to attack the police officer.”
When Vanguard arrived the scene, there were no motorcyclists in sight, as everyone had fled the area after the incident.
A trader, who witnessed the incident, also claimed that the riders were seen carrying objects such as cutlasses, sticks, and iron rods as they fled from the police and the area boys to avoid arrest.
Efforts to reach the Lagos State Police spokesman proved abortive as his phone number was unreachable at the time of filing this report.