Policeman on highway patrol duty between
Ibadan and Lagos shot a motorist in the
early hours of Tuesday, November 11,
over a N50 bribe.
Umaru Bayi was driving
a commercial bus which departed from Jos
in Plateau State Monday night, with a full
set of passengers bound for Lagos. As they
approached Lagos from Ibadan around 1
p.m. during their journey they were
stopped by a policeman in a patrol van on
the highway. The van was later identified
by its plate number, C NPF 6843.
After stopping the bus, the unidentified
policeman reportedly demanded a N50
bribe from the driver, but the driversaid
he only had N1,000 notes.
The driver had also asked his passengers to
assist him with a N50 note to pay the
bribe demanded, but none of the
passengers had it.
Following the vain search, the driver had
offered his N1,000 note to the policeman
and asked for "change". But the policeman
reacted with anger, asking "should I be
looking for change for you?"
Witnesses said the argument was very brief
and the policeman ordered the driver
down from the bus. He then allegedly shot
the driver in the pelvic area and fled.His relatives report that he is
in critical condition.