August 08, (THEWILL) – The Lagos State Police Command has debunked reports that an officer of the Command was beaten to a coma on Monday, by a mob in the Ketu area of the State.
A report by Punch, on Monday, said a police officer pushed a driver identified as Yusuf into the BRT Lane before he was rammed by a BRT bus in Ketu.
Quoting anonymous sources at the scene, the report said the incident occurred on Monday when the policeman and his team, who, in an attempt to seize Yusuf’s vehicle, pushed him into a BRT lane where he was hit by a BRT bus, adding that the policeman was beaten to stupor by a mob.
But, a statement by the Spokesperson of the Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, denied that the officer was mobbed.
Hundeyin, who urged residents to shun fake news, said the Policeman and Yusuf were both hit by the BRT bus.
“This was a road accident that occurred when a BRT bus hit a minibus that had been stopped by the police for illegally using the BRT lane.
”The person with the bloodied hand was not shot at all, let alone by the police. The person on the floor is a policeman but was not beaten to a stupor by anyone. They both were victims of the same accident.
“They have been rescued and are currently stable. Beating to a stupor takes more than a second. How come there is no video/picture of the beating while it lasted?” he queried.
