The viral video that claimed a police officer had shot a guy on Monday in the state’s Ketu region has been debunked by Benjamin Hundeyin, the public relations officer for the Lagos State Police Command.
The Police spokesman made this statement in response to a complaint made via his Twitter account that one of the Command’s officers had shot a man who only went by the name Yusuf in the Ketu region.
In the meantime, the issue started when a video leaked showing a man being loaded into a commercial bus with a bleeding hand after allegedly being shot by a police officer.
While attempting to depart the scene after reportedly shooting the bloodied man, the cop in question was allegedly attacked by an angry mob, according to onlookers who saw him on the ground.
The Lagos PPRO denied the allegations, claiming that none of the individuals seen in the video were shot and that they were both the victims of a car accident.
He said, “It often amazes me how ‘journalists’ will jettison fact-checking and conveniently adopt lock, stock, and barrel the sensational version of events narrated by passersby who themselves did not witness an event from the beginning.
“This was a road accident that occurred when a BRT bus hit a minibus that had been stopped by the police for illegally using the BRT lane.
“The person with the bloodied hand was not shot at all, let alone by the police. The person on the floor is a policeman, but was not beaten to stupor by anyone. They were both victims of the same accident.
“They have been rescued and are currently stable. Beating to stupor takes more than a second. How come there is no video/picture of the beating while it lasted?,” Hundeyin stated.
