On the Oshodi-Apapa road in Lagos, Second Rainbow was the scene of mayhem yesterday after some guys who were likely soldiers attacked some touts who had hurt one of their colleagues.
Fidel Info reports that In an attempt to fend off touts, the driver of a tanker carrying petroleum goods crashed with a commercial motorcycle rider at the Alaba bus stop on the same motorway just moments earlier.
Various reports of how the conflict between the soldier and the touts began were given. According to one story, the soldier was escorting a truck that was stopped by some touts who were engaged in an extortion campaign.
According to reports, the soldier was dragged out of the truck and beaten by a group after refusing.
According to a different version of the story, the soldier in murfti was traveling to Cele in a commercial bus when some agbero, or street touts, gathered around and started demanding money.
He is alleged to have told the touts to get out of the car. He reportedly got off the bus to push one of the touts away when they refused, only to get gang-beaten by more than ten touts after doing so.
One hour later, the wounded soldier and his comrades showed up again and attacked any tout they came across. At 8:00 p.m., they were still wreaking havoc on the touts.
Meanwhile , tragedy struck the same day on the same expressway when a tanker laden with 33,000 litre of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, otherwise called petrol, overturned, crushing a commercial motorcyclist to death.
Eyewitness said the incident happened about 6.45 pm , as driver of the truck tried to evade being extorted by touts
The impact led to the tanker overturning and spilled its content in the process.
The deceased whose identity could not be determined as of press time was later recovered and taken to the mortuary.
Meanwhile , tragedy struck the same day on the same expressway when a tanker laden with 33,000 litre of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, otherwise called petrol, overturned, crushing a commercial motorcyclist to death.
Eyewitness said the incident happened about 6.45 pm , as driver of the truck tried to evade being extorted by touts
The impact led to the tanker overturning and spilled its content in the process.
The deceased whose identity could not be determined as of press time was later recovered and taken to the mortuary.
Permanent Secretary, of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Dr.Femi Oke-Osanyitolu, said upon receipt of the report, the agency promptly dispatched a rescue team to the scene for the recovery operation.
According to Oke-Osanyitolu, “The agency responded to an incident at the above location in which a fuel-laden tanker overturned due to a collision between the tanker and a motorcycle.
“Unfortunately, the motorcycle rider was crushed to death underneath the tanker and its contents are spilling onto the road rendering the scene extremely hazardous to other motorists and passersby.
Meanwhile, the agency worked in collaboration with men of the Lagos Fire and Rescue Service, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, Lagos Neighborhood Safety Corps, LNSC and the Nigeria Police to secure the scene and carry out secondary incident containment measures while heavy duty equipment by LASEMA had been dispatched to remove the tanker from the road.
“Residents are urged to avoid any naked flame until the incident is contained,” Oke-Osanyitolu stated.
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