By Bola Ayinde
A hawker has been hacked to death by a truck in the Maryland area of Lagos this afternoon around 2pm. The middle aged man was mauled by a truck. The man whose name was not immediately known has been hawking in the scorching sun until members of Kick Against Indiscipline, (KAI) began to chase him.
Our correspondent who visited the scene saw the hawker lying down in a pool of blood, his intestine shattered. He was dead. Angry traders subsequently took to the streets attacking government vehicles. Many of the BRT buses were destroyed by the angry mob.
Eyewitnesses claimed that the Kick Against Indiscipline corps, (KAI) were chasing the traders forcing them off the road when the young man unknowingly ran into the high-speeding vehicle which hit and mauled the man.
“He was a nice person who lived by dint of hardwork. He was known in this area by many people. He is from the Eastern part of the country. He hawks sun glasses. The KAI members were pursuing him when he ran into the over speeding car. His body was mauled into pieces”, one eye witness told Irohinoodua.
The source claimed that following the killing of the boy, his mates mobilized and started attacking any vehicle on site.
A police officer at the scene told Irohinoodua that it took the police about one hour before the mob was dispersed. “We had a hectic time. A man was hit by one overspeeding car. He fell and died. This enraged the rest of the hawkers who took to the streets seeking to avenge the death of the boy,” the police officer who does not wish to be name told Irohinoodua. He said no arrests have been made.