Confirming the incident, the Spokesperson Lagos State Police
Command SP Benjamin Hundeyin said: “The corpse has been evacuated and deposited
at the mortuary. The driver was later arrested and is in police custody. The
investigation is ongoing.”
In a related development, a ten-year-old boy identified as
Chukwudi was killed by Nissan Coastal Commercial Bus at Doyin Bus stop along
Orile Mile 2 Expressway Lagos on Sunday 3rd March 2024.
It was learned that Chukwudi was going to church with his
father Bernard at about 7: 30am when they were hit by the commercial bus with
registration number JJE 134 XK.
Chukwudi, whose skull was smashed, died instantly on the
spot.
According to the deceased father Bernard who reported the
incident at Bode, “We were on our way to church this morning when the accident
happened. My son and I were standing at the curvet when the driver who was at
high speed when the vehicle hit my son and smashed his skull.”
Confirming the incident the Spokesperson Lagos State Police
Command SP Benjamin Hundeyin said: “On the receipt of the complaint the DPO
moved to the scene with operatives, but in the course of evacuating the corpse
some miscreants attacked them with stones and bottles and the officers were
able to repel them after the patrol teams came for reinforcement.”
“However, the corpse has been taken to the morgue at Yaba
General Hospital. The driver was later arrested and the accident vehicle is in
police custody. The investigation is ongoing”, he added.
