The Lagos State Police Command has commenced an investigation into the death of a yet-to-be-identified man whose corpse was abandoned at Five Star Road, along the Mile 2-Oshodi Expressway in Lagos.
On Friday, a disturbing video clip posted by an X (formerly Twitter) user, Bigwig Austin, showed some commercial motorcyclists repeatedly riding on the man’s body as bystanders watched.
In the caption of the viral video, Austin wrote, “Dear Lagos State Government, a disturbing video of a man murdered in broad daylight and his murderers (are) using okada to run over his body repeatedly is circulating on the media. Irrespective of his crime this is barbaric. Kindly do something. Thanks.”
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the location of the incident on Saturday said investigations have commenced to arrest the perpetrators of the act, adding that the police officers who went on the unofficial duty had been detained.
He said, “Two police officers attached to the Lagos State Taskforce on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, went on illegal duty, taking some civilians with them to shore up their number. They came under attack from motorcycle riders, resulting in the death of one of the civilians.
“While disciplinary actions have commenced on the already detained police officers, and search is on for their civilian accomplices, investigations have commenced to identify, arrest, and prosecute the perpetrators of this dastardly act.”