Yesterday morning in the Ipaja Ayobo neighborhood of Lagos, there was an unsettling event where a man fell into a canal while being pursued by police officers dressed in mufti.
Officers allegedly pursued the man, who is presently unconscious at Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), accusing him of being a “yahoo boy” because of his tattoos.
A friend of the victim’s wife posted an eyewitness report of the man being stopped by the police while riding a motorcycle at Federal Bus Stop, Ipaja. The victim was left to deal with the cops after the motorbike rider left the area. Eyes Of Lagos reports,
The cops are said to have started cocking their rifles and threatening to shoot him even though they searched him and found no evidence of his guilt. The man began to back away, insisting he was innocent, terrified for his life. He fled as the situation worsened, and the cops followed until he fell into the canal.
The officers apparently emptied the man’s pocket after he fell into the canal during the turmoil, as confirmed by bystanders at the site.
While he is receiving care at LASUTH, the victim’s condition is still critical.
Sharing the video on X (formerly Twitter), an associate of the victim, @Omorhemi wrote:
“Yesterday morning, police chased my friend’s husband till he fell into the canal, they took his slippers and money that fell and left when people started shouting. This happened at federal bus stop, ipaja Ayobo axis
He is currently unconscious at Lasuth.
“The officers were on mufti. They stopped him on bike, the bike man left. They searched him insisting he is a yahoo boy cos of his tattoos and started cocking their guns that they will shoot him, he started moving away saying he’s not and they started following him till he ran.”
