The Lagos police command says two students were killed in an
accident involving a truck that occurred along the Ogunnusi road.
The incident happened on Tuesday afternoon after which
residents blocked a section of the road with tyres to protest the accident.
In a statement issued on Tuesday evening, Adekunle
Ajisebutu, police spokesperson in Lagos, said 12 other persons also sustained
injuries in the accident.
Ajisebutu said the injured victims are currently receiving
medical treatment.
“Today, 7th December,
2021 at about 1415hrs, a DAF truck with Registration No. APP 438 YA driven by
one Bolaji Kabiru ‘m’ rammed into some pedestrians later identified as students
of Bab Fafunwa Millennium School, Ojodu formerly Ojodu Grammar School,” the
statement reads.
“As a result of the accident, two males died on the spot,
seven females and five males totalling twelve victims sustained varying degrees
of injuries.
“Traffic personnel from the Motor Traffic Department of the
Ojodu Police Division immediately visited the scene.
“Corpses of the dead
students (identity not yet known) were evacuated with the support of officers
of the FRSC and were deposited at the Morgue of the Mainland Hospital, Yaba,
for autopsy.
“The injured victims were taken to God’s Apple City
Hospital, Ojodu Berger; St. Michael Hospital, Ojodu; and the Lagos State
Emergency Hospital, Toll Gate.
“The erring driver has been apprehended and kept in police
custody. However, the angry students who were later joined by hoodlums set the
accident vehicle ablaze.
“They also attacked the Ojodu Police Station in their large
number, demanding the release of the driver for jungle justice.
“However, when their
demand was not met, they became violent. In the process, they destroyed four
vehicles parked in the premises of the police station and another mobile truck
on the highway.
“To avoid total breakdown of law and order, the Lagos State
Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, immediately ordered the deployment of
policemen comprising tactical teams, Rapid Response Squad and others to the
scene to maintain law and order.
“The protesters were professionally dispersed with minimum
force without resulting to any further injury.”
The police also asked sympathisers to remain calm and allow
officers to carry out “a thorough investigation” into the accident.
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