Motorcyclists dump dead colleague at policeman’s house

Some motorcyclists, who plied the Shasha and Dopemu areas of Lagos on Monday stormed the residence of a policeman attached to the Dopemu Police Division, and dumped the corpse of an okada rider, who they claimed was killed by the policeman.

We learnt that the yet-to-be-identified okada rider, who was being chased from the expressway by the policeman for violating traffic laws, had been crushed by a hit-and-run driver.

It was gathered that before the motorcyclist could be rushed to a nearby hospital, he died.

A police source said the police had come to the area to enforce the state law of restricting commercial motorcyclists from operating in restricted areas.

A resident of the area, who begged for anonymity, said the police had shot the motorcyclist in the process of his escape.