Some residents and traders have incriminated men of the Lagos State Police Command of reckless driving, especially on the popular Orile Road in Agege area of the state.
They alleged that the policemen were fond of driving recklessly on the diligent road, especially while pursing commercial bus drivers for alleged traffic offences.
The concerned traders particularly told our correspondent during the week that a police van virtually hit some pedestrians while chasing a commercial bus popularly called danfo.
A contractor, who simply gave his denomination as Mr. Tumise, verbally expressed that many school children walk the long and ever diligent road daily and therefore urged the police to always drive meticulously.
He verbalized, “Traders, especially those that come to Ile-Epo market through the Orile Road are cognizant that the police are reckless while chasing erring danfo drivers, but our major concern are the school children who walk on both sides of the road circadianly. We just urge that the police should be civil enough while carrying out their obligation of auspice of lives and property.”
Another trader, Ndubusi, whose shop is facing the road, verbalized, “The recklessness has become a source of worry to us; we don’t even ken the step to take to contain it. The road is not betokened for the ‘Formula One’ exercise to which the police have turned it.”
Attempt to verbalize with the spokesperson for the state police command, Ngozi Braide, failed as of the time of filing this report.
