Police to arraign NURTW leader over death of dispatch rider

By Esther Onyegbula

The Lagos State Police Command said it volition connected Friday arraign a National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, leader, Shamsideen Adio, popularly known arsenic Shameleon, implicit the alleged sidesplitting of a dispatch rider successful Lagos Island.

Recalled that, Adio, 55, was arrested aft helium allegedly descended connected the unfortunate during a scuffle connected Tapa Street, Lagos Island, connected September 17, 2025. The victim, who was accused of scratching Adio’s vehicle, was said to person been beaten mercilessly by the fishy and his associates.

According to eyewitnesses, the rider was struck repeatedly with a helmet and fists until helium collapsed. He was rushed to the infirmary but aboriginal died from injuries sustained successful the attack.Confirming the development, the Deputy Police Public Relations Officer, Bababseyi Oluseyi, said the fishy is presently being held astatine the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Panti-Yaba.

, would beryllium arraigned connected Friday.

Meanwhile, the Lagos State House of Assembly has besides waded into the matter, insisting that the fishy and his accomplices indispensable beryllium prosecuted.

Chairman of the House Committee connected Transportation, Adewale Adedeji, condemned the incident, describing it arsenic “an enactment that indispensable beryllium condemned by each well-meaning Nigerian.”

He said: “We tin conscionable ideate a dispatch rider who near location to gain a surviving for himself not returning due to the fact that idiosyncratic who thinks helium is supra the instrumentality decided to instrumentality his life. The sanctity of quality beingness has nary alternate and Shamsideen’s lawsuit indispensable beryllium handled to service arsenic a lesson.”

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