A deaf and dumb commuter bus driver has been arrested at Apongbon area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria for driving on BRT lane.
Officials of the Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit arrested the 33-year old driver, Sunday Ogunola on Monday with passengers in his bus who were unaware that he was deaf and dumb. The driver is also married to a deaf and dumb woman and has two kids and is also pregnant.At the time of his arrest, Ogunola was driving a Volkswagen faragon bus painted in the state's colour, with registration XW 724 EKY. The culprit has been driving since 1999 and has no valid driver's licence.On questioning, he said he normally plies the Ajah-Lekki-CMS-Eko Hotel route and that he had once been arrested on BRT lane in the past and was let off the hook after he pleaded.Taskforce Chairman, Bayo Sulaiman said he was shocked that the driver could not hear or speak when asked questions, saying that he constituted serious danger to life and safety of passengers.
He lamented that despite his predicament, he drove on the BRT lane, which was why he was arrested initially, adding that he has been driving for a long time." "When we asked him questions, he could reply us.He cannot even hear or speak but he can write. We don't expect him to be driving other people.
He cannot even come up with a valid driver's licence."He is liable for his action. He was arrested with passengers in his bus on BRT lane.We are going to look for the owner of the vehicle and charge him to court. We are holding him back here so that we can get the owner of the bus," Sulaiman said. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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why should you hold him for that, has he has accident for the past 14 years? does the deaf don't have right in the Nigeria constitution to drive?
ReplyDeleteNigeria!!! What a funny set of people in authority. Assuming this man is begging on the street of Lagos now, they will accuse him of not doing any work. The man finds ability in his disability. Now he is working with his own hands and feeding his family, they arrested him. Can't they look for a way to train him on the right path to follow rather than arresting him?
ReplyDeleteNah wah for this lastma sef, now that you have arrested the man make proper arrangement to take care of his family including his pregnant wife. Jooor jooor
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I don tire o,this guy should be given kudos to at least for finding ability in what people called disability, thou he needs special training.
ReplyDeleteHe wouldn't have been arrested if He had a valid license and not driving on BRT lane. What a pity, he made a mistake...
ReplyDeleteAre we sure this man is not acting? - AJ
ReplyDeleteMost of the people writing comments here are illitrate to some of the issues raised on the colom of Nigerian-Eye, please are you people telling the whole Nigeria now that its proper for a deaf/dumb man/woman to drive a commercial bus? Haba Nigerians! Let's think very well before we contribute to issues concerning human-life and health matters.
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