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 load of passengers bound for Lagos. As they are approaching 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.
When the bus
has stopped, the unidentified policeman reportedly demanded a N50 bribe from
the driver, but the driver said he only had N1,000 notes.
The driver
had also asked his passengers to assist him with a N50 note to pay the police,
but none of the passengers had it.
Following
the fruitless 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.
Umaru is
currently being operated upon at a hospital. His relatives report that he is in
critical condition.
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