Lagos NURTW Member Arraigned Over Alleged Murder Of Dispatch Rider

The Lagos State Police Command has arraigned a salient subordinate of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) successful the State, Samsideen Oladiti, popularly known arsenic Shamelon, implicit the alleged execution of a dispatch rider.

Oladiti, 55, was brought earlier Ebute Metta Magistrate Court 2 connected Tuesday aft being arrested for alleged battle and murder.

According to a connection by the Command’s Deputy Police Public Relations Officer, Babaseyi Oluseyi, the incidental occurred connected September 17, 2025, astatine astir 3:00 p.m. connected Lagos Island.

“The fishy allegedly attacked a dispatch rider connected Lagos Island, utilizing a helmet and fists to inflict superior bodily wounded (on him). The unfortunate (dispatch rider) was rushed to the hospital, placed connected oxygen, and is presently receiving aesculapian treatment,” Oluseyi said.

The connection further revealed that the apprehension followed a convulsive protestation by sympathisers of the unfortunate astatine Sandgrouse Market, wherever the suspect’s bureau was located.

“Following quality of the death, sympathisers of the deceased mobilised and staged a convulsive protestation astatine the suspect’s bureau successful Sandgrouse Market, Lagos Island, mounting 2 motorcycles belonging to the fishy ablaze and causing unrest successful the area,” Oluseyi noted.

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Moshood Jimoh, reportedly led officers to the country to reconstruct calm earlier the fishy was arrested.

The constabulary besides disclosed that this was not the archetypal clip Oladiti had been accused of convulsive battle starring to death.

“On 18th September 2025, astatine astir 11:00 a.m., different ailment was lodged against the aforesaid fishy successful transportation with an incidental that occurred connected 28th August 2025,” Oluseyi stated.

“During the altercation, the fishy allegedly utilized a metallic ringing to repeatedly onslaught a antheral connected the caput and face, inflicting terrible injuries. Despite aesculapian intervention, the unfortunate was confirmed dormant by a doc connected 17th September 2025. His assemblage has since been deposited successful the mortuary for autopsy.”

The Command reiterated its committedness to prosecuting convulsive offenders, peculiarly those with repeated cases of battle and alleged murder.