There used to be apprehension on Tuesday nearest cops clashed with motorbike riders within the Isheri section of Lagos Order.
PUNCH Metro learnt that the incident took place at about 8:30 pm month the policemen mentioned to be connected to the Idimu Police Station had been making an attempt to grab bikes belonging to the riders.
It used to be collected that the motorbike operators had been at their terrain ready to pick out up passengers when the policemen arrived in a minibus another way known as ‘Korope’ and swooped in on them.
The motorbike riders had been alternatively mentioned to have resisted the officials thereby to effect a collision.
An observer, Olusoji Aina, who stated to our correspondent on Wednesday, mentioned the windshield of the police minibus used to be destroyed within the procedure, including that the officials additionally made away with a bike.
He mentioned, “When the policemen arrived, some riders fled with their motorcycles. The unlucky ones were caught on the spot but refused to let go of their motorcycles. That was how they started to drag with the policemen. They became confrontational and clashed with the policemen. It was during this that some boys who solidarised with the motorcycles broke the windshield of the minibus they came with.”
All through a talk over with to the justified Wednesday morning, our correspondent noticed items of the damaged windshield littered at the field.
A bike rider who spoke at the status of anonymity accused the police of raiding the terrain steadily.
He mentioned, “We had been experiencing this long before now. The policemen will come around, and seize our motorcycles. We end up going to the station the following day where they ask us to pay a certain amount of money before releasing them to us. I managed to escape when they arrived yesterday.”
Any other rider who recognized himself merely as Wasiu mentioned the terrain the place the incident befell used to be with a chosen direction.
“We are still permitted to work around the time they came. Also, we only shuttle between Council and Powerline and this is a designated route. So, we don’t know our offence other than just for them to come at any time and raid our park.”
When contacted, the Divisional Police Officer of Idimu Police Station, Gladys Faniyi, denied wisdom of the incident.
She mentioned, “I am not aware my men were involved in such an incident. I will find out. Although motorcycle operators are fond of plying non-designated routes. That is why we arrest them.”
PUNCH Metro reported that landlords and citizens of the folk lamented what they described because the arbitrary arrest and attack on public within the folk via males of the police section.
The divisional cops had been additionally accused of extorting cash from motorbike riders over the failure in their union leaders to remit sure charges to them.
On Friday, December 2, 2022, round 8.25 pm, PUNCH Metro noticed because the officials, numbering about 15, stormed the Powerline unit of the motorbike operators and beat up probably the most riders.
The policemen, who arrived in two business buses, had been additionally detectable assaulting buyers and passengers who tried to interfere, as they made away with six bikes.