Tricycle Rider Killed Over Right Of Way.

The Spokesman for the Lagos State Police Command DSP Bala Elkana Said:
“On August 11, at about 2130hours, Surulere Police Station received a distress call from Randle Hospital Suru -Lere, that Aniete Bassay, a Tricycle Operator was brought to the hospital with a broken head, in the pool of his own blood, but died on arrival”.

He said the police received information that the deceased and a motorist driving a Sports Utility Vehicle ( SUV) had a Serious quarrel on a major road along Akerele Street, Surulere by Fallout. During the scuffle, the driver of the SUV brought out a wheel spanner from his car and hit the deceased person twice on the head and the driver immediately zoomed off to an unknown destination.

Elkana said after a thorough investigation the driver of the SUV Car was found and identified as Christian,of 39 James Robertson Street Suru -Lere by the police and he was arrested by a team of detectives led by the divisional police officer of Suru-lere police Station, CSP Jimoh Jabaje. According to Elkana, the suspect confessed to have engaged the deceased in a fight over the right of way :

“That there was a vulgar abuse between him and the Keke rider over who between them have the right of way as they both accused each other of rough driving and the argument led to the death of Bassey. Elkana who advised members of the public to always control their anger,and that the law is not respecter of anybody or excuse for committing crimes, the suspect would be charged to court:he said.