Outrage as police allegedly push motorist off Maryland Bridge in Lagos

Police officers stationed astatine the Odo Iya Alaro Link Bridge successful the Maryland country of Lagos State person been accused of pushing a motorist disconnected the span during an altercation implicit an alleged Bus Rapid Transit, BRT, lane violation.

The allegation surfaced successful a video shared by Objectv Media connected Facebook on Friday. According to the report, the incidental occurred aft the officers stopped the motorist for allegedly driving connected the designated BRT lane.

The concern reportedly escalated into a heated disagreement implicit the alleged offence and the associated punishment earlier the motorist was allegedly pushed from the bridge.

The video showed respective constabulary officers engaged successful a confrontation with much than 10 young men connected the bridge, portion different country captured the alleged unfortunate lying connected the crushed surrounded by a assemblage believed to beryllium sympathisers.

Narrating the incidental successful Pidgin English, the idiosyncratic down the camera alleged that the officers routinely harass motorists implicit BRT lane violations and request ample sums of money.

“All those BRT radical who enactment astatine the BRT lane successful Maryland person pushed idiosyncratic from the apical of the bridge. Th...