Officer's actions leads to death of 5-month-old, broken arms,more

Today, December 11th, a Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA) officer's actions has led to the death of a 5-month-old baby, and the broken arms, legs of bus passengers.

Reports say the terrible incident took place at about 1pm, when the official went too far in his attempt for justice.

Here is an account of the incident by an eyewitness.

"The danfo bus was moving along the service lane a few stops before Awoyokun bus stop around Onipanu axis of Ikorodu highway. The driver picked up passengers at a wrong bus stop so LASTMA tried to arrest him.

"A LASTMA officer jumped into the bus, sat beside a male passenger at the front and demanded the driver hand the vehicle over. But the driver refused. He kept moving. The LASTMA officer started dragging the steering with him.

"In a flash, the LASTMA man forcefully removed the vehicle’s key from the ignition. I think this locked the steering wheel with the bus now facing the refuse truck.

"The next thing we saw was the danfo ramming into the truck."

According to another eyewitness, the LASTMA officer broke an arm.

"His hand was broken. He climbed out while we were trying to save the lives of the passengers and the driver. He stood on top of the bus and then jumped on the refuse truck. From there, he jumped over a nearby fence and ran away. I saw him. You can see his blood on the danfo bus and on the refuse truck."

Newsroom reports that ten passengers were seriously injured, while a pregnant woman got dizzy from the shock.

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Unfortunately, a 5-month-old baby was killed during the incident, which caused the nearby touts to go crazy, swearing and threatening to attack the LASTMA official.

The wounded passengers were left to fend for themselves, once they were rushed to the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi.

See the gruesome photos of the accident inthe Pulse gallery above.