A soldier, Sergeant Taiwo , has pain to the family of a 25- year -old commercial motorcyclist, Abu Alhaji, whom he allegedly beat to death.
The motorcyclist, who is a father of a six- month-old child , was said to have taken a woman, who wanted to buy snacks , to an eatery in the Morroco , Shomolu area, while the soldier parked his Toyota Camry in the same compound.
It was gathered that the victim was waiting to take the passenger back to her destination when Taiwo , who had gone to a beer parlor opposite the eatery , came back to pick his car. While the soldier reversed his car to exit the premises , the vehicle hit the back of the victim ’ s motorcycle.
An eyewitness, Bolaji Oke, said the woman quickly hit the body of the car to alert the soldier not to run over Abu , who was still battling with the motorcycle.
“ The soldier came out of his car and slapped the motorcycle rider repeatedly . As the rider tried to explain to him what actually happened , he descended on him with blows and beat him up. The passenger fled in the process.
“ The soldier beat the rider until he could not stand on his feet ; and he left in his car. As he was beating the man , he said nothing would happen if he died . Everybody present was afraid to intervene because he is a soldier . Somebody informed his younger brother , who rushed to the scene. The case was reported at the barracks and the victim was taken to the Military Hospital in Yaba around 9pm on Friday, ” Oke said.
It was said that the incident was also reported at the Alade Police Station.
