Residents accuse policeman of killing motorcycle rider

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Controversy has trailed the death of a motorcycle rider, Aliu Rafiu, on Ago Palace Way, Okota, in the Isolo Local Government Area of Lagos State.

While some residents blamed the death on a policeman who allegedly attempted to extort money from the victim, the state police command said Rafiu died in a crash.gathered that Rafiu, who was on his way to work in the early hours of Wednesday, was left in a pool of blood.

Ishola said Rafiu had been chased and caught by two policemen, Monday and Ekene, as the former hit the victim with a baton on the head. “Immediately they saw that the blood did not stop, they abandoned him and ran inside their station. I heard a motorist who drove behind the motorcyclist saying Monday and Ekene were the culprits.”

A video, which trended on the Internet on Wednesday, showed a policeman approaching a motorist, who claimed to have witnessed the incident.man was going on his own. He chased him; yes, he chased him. I know him . He is tall, dark,” he said before driving away from the scene. “On Wednesday, May 8, 2019, around 6am, the police at the Ago-Okota Police Station heard a loud sound a few meters away from the station and rushed out to ascertain what was going on. They found a motorcyclist in a pool of blood with his motorcycle on the ground. The victim was taken to hospital, but eventually died.

 

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