Lagos: Two nabbed over truck driver’s death

• Unconfirmed reports had emerged that men of the state task force allegedly killed a yet-to-be-identified person in Mile 2, along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway
• This led to protests by some persons who blocked the thoroughfare and set up bonfires on the ever-busy road.

Two people have been apprehended in connection with the killing of a truck driver in the Mile 2 area of Lagos state, the police have said.

The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, made the disclosure on Wednesday.

He said that the truck had been towed to the Lagos State Transport Management Agency (LASTMA) yard in Oshodi.

“Two suspects have been arrested, and they are helping the police with the ongoing investigation,” he said.

Earlier on Tuesday, there were unconfirmed reports that men of the state task force allegedly killed a yet-to-be-identified person in Mile 2, along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway.

This led to protests by some people, who blocked the thoroughfare and set up bonfires on the ever-busy road.

Hundeyin told NAN that the police received conflicting reports about the killing around 1 am on Tuesday.

He said the motorboy of the truck was also injured and was receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital.

“The claims cannot be confirmed yet. Information is still sketchy. The situation has been brought under control. Police patrol teams have arrived, and the obstacles are being cleared for the free flow of traffic,” he said.