Lagos
– A young lady, who attempted to recover her bag snatched by a suspected
thief, was killed alongside the suspect on Friday in Lagos by a fast moving
vehicle.
– A young lady, who attempted to recover her bag snatched by a suspected
thief, was killed alongside the suspect on Friday in Lagos by a fast moving
vehicle.
The incident it was gathered happened at about 7
a.m., at the Adeniji Adele-Oworosoki Expressway on the Lagos Island.
a.m., at the Adeniji Adele-Oworosoki Expressway on the Lagos Island.
The suspect allegedly snatched the lady’s bag
and ran across the six-lane expressway.
and ran across the six-lane expressway.
“The lady ran after him to recover her bag
without being mindful of the vehicles on the road. The suspect and the lady
were killed by two different vehicles.
without being mindful of the vehicles on the road. The suspect and the lady
were killed by two different vehicles.
“The body parts of the lady were scattered on
the road, and the accident caused a heavy traffic,’’ a source said.
the road, and the accident caused a heavy traffic,’’ a source said.
A lady, who simply identified herself as
Olufunke, who claimed to be a junior sister to the deceased, said that the
victims was concluding arrangements for her wedding in July.
Olufunke, who claimed to be a junior sister to the deceased, said that the
victims was concluding arrangements for her wedding in July.
Olufunke, who could not control herself, said
that someone who knew her and her sister called her on phone to inform her of
the incident and she rushed to the scene.
that someone who knew her and her sister called her on phone to inform her of
the incident and she rushed to the scene.
“ The dead lady is my sister. Her name is Bukola
Adelowo. She was to marry in July. Her fiancée just left Nigeria for abroad to
prepare for the wedding. It is a very sad moment,’’ Olufunke said.
Adelowo. She was to marry in July. Her fiancée just left Nigeria for abroad to
prepare for the wedding. It is a very sad moment,’’ Olufunke said.
Contacted, the Lagos police spokesperson, Ngozi
Braide, said she was yet to be informed of the accident. (NAN)
Braide, said she was yet to be informed of the accident. (NAN)
