Police Summon Female Passenger, Driver Entangled In Robbery Allegation In Viral Video

The Lagos State Police Command has invited the parties progressive successful a viral societal media quality betwixt a woman and an e-hailing operator implicit an alleged attempted robbery, to travel guardant for investigation.

Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Abimbola Adebisi, made this known connected Thursday via her verified X handle, saying the bid was alert of the wide circulated station and was taking steps to found the facts.

“The Lagos State Police Command is alert of the wide circulated station and is inviting the acrophobic parties to travel forward. The parties whitethorn scope retired to maine via telephone oregon WhatsApp connected 09055390070 for a nonstop link-up,” Adebisi stated.

She added that the constabulary were committed to ensuring fairness to each sides, urging some the complainant and the operator to contiguous themselves for due clarification of the incident.

The contention began earlier successful the week aft a idiosyncratic identified arsenic @Big-Itohan alleged connected X that an e-hailing operator had conspired with a radical of men to signifier a robbery aft claiming his car broke down. Her post, which rapidly went viral, triggered nationalist outrage and renewed concerns implicit rider information connected ride-hailing platforms.

However, the driver, James Oluwatosin, has publically denied the accusation. In an interview, helium maintained that his conveyance had genuinely developed a responsibility and that helium was besides threatened by hoodlums who appeared astatine the scene.

“I was not progressive successful immoderate robbery. My car broke down adjacent Yaba, and earlier I could adjacent telephone for help, immoderate country boys came around. I was arsenic frightened arsenic my passenger,” Oluwatosin said.

Meanwhile, the absorption of the ride-hailing app inDrive, done an unnamed institution representative, has confirmed consciousness of the lawsuit and pledged to assistance the constabulary with each applicable travel information to assistance investigation.

As of property time, some parties were yet to publically corroborate gathering with constabulary investigators, but SP Adebisi reiterated that the bid would prosecute the substance to a logical decision to forestall misinformation and ensure justice.