An official of the Kick Against Indiscipline, KAI, identified as Moshood Ayeni has been stoned to deathat Iyana Oworo area of Lagos state by angry hawkers
Information gathered revealed that the KAI official and his team had arrested some hawkers identified as Jeremiah Nnana and Orich Nwofokoh who according to reports sells goods in traffic
Alabi Rahmat, the agency’s spokesperson who confirmed the incident said that the mob pelted KAI official vehicle with stones, one of which hit the deceased and fell him from the moving vehicle.
Alabi Rahmat in a statement said “The enforcement officials were returning from an assignment when they saw the traders and tried to do their jobs. They saw the traders hawking in traffic by Car Wash and arrested Jeremiah Nnana and Orich Nwofokoh both selling sausage and phone accessories. The suspects were taken into the agency’s vehicle marked KRD643DS. Suddenly their colleagues, who had escaped came back and pelted the officials with stones. The hawkers started shouting and calling the KAI officials thief. The stones thrown by the rampaging hawkers hit the victim on his head inside the vehicle and he fell down and became unconscious.”
The deceased according to report was rushed to the Lagos State emergency centre from where he was referred to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH where he was confirmed dead.
