But the Lagos State Police Command said the indigene of Ibadan, Oyo State was a traffic robber, adding that he jumped into the river to evade arrest. While I was searching for him the following morning, someone said policemen raided the community the previous day and chased a man to the riverside. He said, “The man was my close friend and he was a commercial tricycle rider, shuttling between Ojodu-Berger and Isheri. However, the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Olarinde Famous-Cole, said Adama was a hoodlum who had been disturbing the peace of the community. We drafted policemen from the Area Command and men of the Lagos State Neighbourhood Corps to fortify the division.

Source: Punch November 20, 2017 00:22 UTC