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Solomon Adeola, a photographer with The Nation, narrates his experience in the hand of a BRT driver, Udoh Akpan, who assaulted him after destroying his car, writes TAJUDEEN ADEBANJO

A bus  Rapid Transit (BRT) driver, Udoh Akpan, yesterday attacked The Nation photographer, Mr Solomon Adeola, damaging his camera and leaving him with a deep cut on the  side of his right  eye.

Akpan, who drove bus number MO64 with XV31 – FST plate number, attacked Adeola after he challenged him for bashing his Izuzu Rodeo SUV with number plate DX646FST.

 The incident happened around 12:35pm in Oshodi when Akpan apparently in a haste to enter the BRT lane hit  photographer’s car and ran away.

Immediately, he sighted the man whose car he hit and discovered that he is a journalist, Akpan vowed to deal with him if he dare take his photograph and the number plate of the bus.

True to his threat, he landed a big blow on the photographer who was trying to take his photograph.

The lens of the camera was broken. Adeola got  a deep cut on the right side of his eyes.

It took the intervention of the police invited by one of Adeola’s colleagues, Afolabi Olabisi in the car before Akpan’s bid to further deal with the photo-journalist was curbed.

They were taken to the police station, where they made statements.

Adeola said: “I was driving on Osodi road when the BRT hit my car. I pursued him and caught up with him around Mushin while he was pretending as if he was sweeping the interior of the bus. I challenged him and he denied damaging my car. He said he was not aware of what I was talking about. I brought out my camera and took a shot of him. He said if you dare take my photograph, I will destroy your camera and he carried out the threat by destroying the camera. He also attacked me. 

“I was bleeding seriously. There was a gash around my right eye. But he kept threatening me.”

The BRT driver, who wore a red polo with inscription of Mutual Model Transport Limited and a pair of black trousers,  was later arrested by police officers from Olosan Police Station, Mushin. He was still in detention as at the time of filing this report.

Adeola was treated at the General Hospital, Oliyide, Mushin.

In a similar occurrence, another photographer with The Nation, David Adejo was beaten by some BRT drivers at their park in August.

Adejo was whisked from Iyana-Ejigbo to the LAGBUS depot at Ojota.

The Criminal Division of Ogudu Police Station on instruction from the Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos command, DSP Sam Jinadu investigated the matter and ordered the management of the LAGBUS to settle the hospital bill of the photo-journalist.

 LAGBUS is yet to pay the bill.

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