Bamidele Ajala, a Branch Manager at Wema Bank, was shot by members of the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Enforcement Unit (task force) in Oshodi Lagos State.
This happened after being shot in the hand while escaping with an unidentified LT commercial bus driver who smashed his car.
Daily Report Nigeria gathered that the motorist collided with Ajala’s vehicle last Tuesday near Oshodi on the Airport Road.
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Following the crash, the banker stated that the driver claims he lost control of the vehicle after some community youths working with the task force officers dragged the steering with him to compel him to stop.
During the process, the driver collided with Ajala’s Honda Accord, damaging one of the back doors.
The 39-year-old stated that he intended to take the driver to a police station to report the incident, but task force personnel refused.
Ajala said, “The driver said the area boys usually worked with the task force officials to track down drivers and that it was when they were dragging his steering with him and pepper-sprayed his face that he rammed into my car.
“I told the driver that somebody has to be responsible for the damage to my car. The area boys wore mufti and I held the driver because the damage to my car was too much.
“So, the real task force officials came, asked why I held the driver’s trousers and I told them that I wanted to take him to the police station to make an entry of the accident.
“The task force officials said they would handle it and I handed over the driver to them. The officials called the area boys to drive the commercial bus and the driver away, but when I realised that they were trying to escape with the driver, I ran into my car and caught up with them.”
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