By Campus Gist, Benin City

Dr. Stella Okotie, a staff of the University of Benin, was on Tuesday sent to early grave when a commercial bus driver running away from police extortion rammed into her.

CAMPUS GIST reports that the incident happened in Benin City at about 6:30pm along the ever-busy Benin-Lagos expressway, close to the UNIBEN main gate.

The deceased was until her demise, a lecturer at the UNIBEN faculty of Education. Aside Okotie, one person was said to have also been killed with another sustaining some injuries.

The victims were killed while a commercial bus driver was running away from the police officers who had earlier flagged his vehicle down, demanding N100 bribe.

One of the officers was said to have jumped into the moving bus and engaged in a physical struggle with the bus driver, dragging the steering wheel in the process.

According to an eyewitness, the late UNIBEN staff was standing at the walkway alongside her husband, Dr. Williams Okotie, also a staff of UNIBEN and her son when the bus hit her and their stationery UNIBEN water supply van.

“The police officers were pursuing a commercial bus in quest for money leading to a physical struggle between one of the officers and driver of the vehicle,” he told CAMPUS GIST.

“While the police was struggling the steering wheel with the driver, the bus ram into Dr. Okotie who was standing on the walk way just by the side of her vehicle killing her on the spot.”

Following the incident, the police officers fled the scene leaving behind one of their colleague who was beaten to pulp and almost left for dead by angry mob but for the quick intervention of a woman believed to be his wife.

Consequently, residents and passersby barricaded the ever-busy new Lagos road right in front of the UNIBEN Ugbowo main gate, causing heavy traffic gridlock for hours.

The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Chidi Nwabuzor could not be reached for comments. The university management is yet to issue a statement as at the time of filing this report.

In response to incident, the UNIBEN medical students are embarking on a solidarity protest on Wednesday (today) against the killing of the mother of their former colleague.

A statement issued by Comr. Goodluck Eghosa Osemwenkhae, Director of Information, Media and Publicity, on behalf of the union, said the protest would cover the police headquarters and the Edo state government house.

https://campusgist.com.ng/2020/07/22/uniben-staff-killed-1-injured-as-police-chase-driver-over-n100-bribe/

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Righteousness89 We need your sermon here

Oh my God.

All those commercial drivers ehnnn..

Legal thieves Thieves in black

what is happening to Nigeria, the thieves are now wearing uniforms

They are paid to protect us
They demand bribe to let us live
And kill us by their recklessness

When shall we be free from the official terrorists we pay their salary to kill and maim us?

Muri marun-un

These police men needs to be called to order �
Useless bloodsucking modafuckers.

DamnNiggar:


Real Niggarrrr

wadup??

The government actually enjoys the police brutality cuz it keeps poor masses in check..

We are to be blamed for every shit we experience in the poo hole...

If only the 4.48m people who applied for N-POWER can protest and demand for a better and sane country... then our Government will make running this country a serious business ...

Police man that knows he will be jailed not only sacked for just demanding for 100 naira will seat up,
Bus derived that knows that his driving license will be revoked if he drives like an animal will also seat up...

RIP to the Dead

Animals! Dey should throw all those THIEVES into crocodile salt lake

he no go better for all Nigeria police,,of ur fada na police he no go better for.u

Police trends on FP today

Police is your friend.

Na wa o

Sad. Rest in peace to the dead, quick recovery to the injured. Something needs to be done about the excesses of the NPF.

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Dis police matter Don tire person

Amotolongbo:
They are paid to protect us
They demand bribe to let us live
And kill us by their recklessness

When shall we be free from the official terrorists we pay their salary to kill and maim us?

Help us God!

Its depressing

Jagajaga country, jagajaga people.

Spits.

Life in Nigeria is roughly the equivalent of 26 cents. That's less than all the coins laying around in the different crevices of my car.

I so hate Nigeria.

The Nigerian police force is just a group of people wearing black cloths hustling for money with no intention of protecting lives

The oat they swore is not functional

It's not alright. This your cliche signature doesn't apply in this instance

DamnNiggar:
Dammmmmnnnn Niggarrrr

Isoright

Instead of them to recruit sane and mentally balanced individuals into the NPF and make better provisions for their welfare na idiots wit shiitty brains them go dey recruit and them no go still dey pay well.. Everything is just upside down in the hell hole

9ja!