Hoodlums rob BRT passengers in Lagos, vandalise vehicle
A BRT bus conveying number of passengers along Orile axis of Lagos was attacked by hoodlums and robbed its passengers on Tuesday, threatening to stab the passengers if they failed to handover their personal items.
Penpushing reports that witness account has it that the hoodlums operated under the guise of protesting the seizure of motorcycles by the state’s task force, and carried out the robbery operation around 1 p.m.
The victims lost number of their items which include mobile phones and money to the hoodlums, who also took time to ransacked their bags to remove the said items, while some of them also sustained injuries
“I boarded a BRT bus from Mile 2 going to CMS. When we got to the Odunade bus stop, we noticed a crowd had gathered, and some were marching to the Orile bus stop. From what we heard, they said they were going to Orile police station to go and attack some policemen who I learnt had raided some motorcyclists around Odunade-Coker axis’, a passenger relayed the experience.
“As we moved further, the crowd grew. When we got to Alafia bus stop, in front of the NNPC fuel station, some guys started breaking the BRT windshield and the windows. Personally, they collected my bag and my phone. Before I released the items, they threatened to stab me with a Trophy bottle,” he added.
Penpushing further reports that the account has it that the daylight robbery went on for between 20 to 30 minutes without the intervention of the police, while the passengers were helpless, as one of them explained that he had to call his wife using a POS operator’s phone, to transfer money to him to enable him return home.
Meanwhile, the Lagos State Police Command Public Relations Officer Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the incident but said as at the time of filing this report he does not have the full details of the incident yet.
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