PHOTO: Okada rider crushed to death in Ibadan
A young commercial...
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A
young commercial motorcycle rider, who was simply identified as
Kehinde, was on Tuesday killed in a controversial circumstance under the
round about bridge at Iwo-Road, Ibadan.
The victim was said to have died instantly, after being bashed onto an oncoming trailer, as his brain was completely removed from his skull, together with his tattered dress flying on the road.
Eyewitnesses informed the Nigerian Tribune that the okada rider was pushed into an oncoming trailer by a Micra taxi, whose driver was allegedly being pursued by the state’s Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO).
Others said the VIOs were allegedly trying to collect their “normal daily revenue of N2,500 from okada riders, thereby pushing the rider into the oncoming trailer in the process.”
According to those who volunteered to speak with journalists, the VIO officers laid siege for the Micra cabs beside two Ajumose shuttle buses, to either check their papers or made them pay into the coffers of the government. But Kehinde, who carried a female passenger, was plying the right side of the road under the bridge.
They also informed that on a normal day, the road runs on three lanes.
According to the source, “the okada rider was plying the right side of the road close to the wall of the bridge and had nothing to do with the VIOs, but there was a Micra cab which was being pursued by the VIOs which was plying the second lane (middle lane) and in an attempt to dodge the VIO’s inspection team, bashed the okada rider on the third lane, where the trailer was coming from behind.
“The female passenger on the okada successfully jumped off the bike, sustaining minor injuries, while the trailer battered the rider to death. You can see his brain (pointing to the ground) gushed out from his head. The trailer driver was unaware of the development; he just continued his journey.”
The source further hinted that “the VIOs erred, as they sped off immediately after the accident instead of pursuing the trailer.”
Another eyewitness, however, alleged that it was the VIOs that was pursuing the okada rider to collect N2,500 revenue and in the process, pushed the okada rider onto the oncoming trailer.
It was some fellow riders who were at the scene that quickly identified his corpse.
Kehinde’s death, Nigerian Tribune gathered had scuttled his child’s christening ceremony today. This irked his colleagues who stormed Ikolaba office of the VIO, but they were prevented from any act of lawlessness by the police.
It was even gathered that some of them were arrested by the men of the SARS, who provided security at the Ikolaba office of the agency.
When informed about the death of her husband, his wife was claimed to have fainted.
His remains had been deposited at the Adeoyo State Hospital morgue, Yemetu, Ibadan.
Meanwhile, the chief VIO, Michael Ajibola, could not be reached, as he was said to be holding meetings following the development.
The victim was said to have died instantly, after being bashed onto an oncoming trailer, as his brain was completely removed from his skull, together with his tattered dress flying on the road.
Eyewitnesses informed the Nigerian Tribune that the okada rider was pushed into an oncoming trailer by a Micra taxi, whose driver was allegedly being pursued by the state’s Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO).
Others said the VIOs were allegedly trying to collect their “normal daily revenue of N2,500 from okada riders, thereby pushing the rider into the oncoming trailer in the process.”
According to those who volunteered to speak with journalists, the VIO officers laid siege for the Micra cabs beside two Ajumose shuttle buses, to either check their papers or made them pay into the coffers of the government. But Kehinde, who carried a female passenger, was plying the right side of the road under the bridge.
They also informed that on a normal day, the road runs on three lanes.
According to the source, “the okada rider was plying the right side of the road close to the wall of the bridge and had nothing to do with the VIOs, but there was a Micra cab which was being pursued by the VIOs which was plying the second lane (middle lane) and in an attempt to dodge the VIO’s inspection team, bashed the okada rider on the third lane, where the trailer was coming from behind.
“The female passenger on the okada successfully jumped off the bike, sustaining minor injuries, while the trailer battered the rider to death. You can see his brain (pointing to the ground) gushed out from his head. The trailer driver was unaware of the development; he just continued his journey.”
The source further hinted that “the VIOs erred, as they sped off immediately after the accident instead of pursuing the trailer.”
Another eyewitness, however, alleged that it was the VIOs that was pursuing the okada rider to collect N2,500 revenue and in the process, pushed the okada rider onto the oncoming trailer.
It was some fellow riders who were at the scene that quickly identified his corpse.
Kehinde’s death, Nigerian Tribune gathered had scuttled his child’s christening ceremony today. This irked his colleagues who stormed Ikolaba office of the VIO, but they were prevented from any act of lawlessness by the police.
It was even gathered that some of them were arrested by the men of the SARS, who provided security at the Ikolaba office of the agency.
When informed about the death of her husband, his wife was claimed to have fainted.
His remains had been deposited at the Adeoyo State Hospital morgue, Yemetu, Ibadan.
Meanwhile, the chief VIO, Michael Ajibola, could not be reached, as he was said to be holding meetings following the development.
