Public outrage as viral video captures Indian national assaulting Nigerian truck drivers
A wave of intense public indignation has swept across social media following the emergence of a viral video showing an Indian expatriate physically assaulting two Nigerian truck drivers along the busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
Confrontation over vehicle keys turns violent
According to eyewitness accounts and local reports, the incident unfolded outside a business premises identified as Karma Agric Feed & Foods Ltd, situated around Kilometer 12 of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
Footage of the altercation shows members of the company’s staff attempting to forcefully seize ignition keys from the drivers, Riliwan Olajide and Taiwo Yinusa. The drivers fiercely resisted the attempt, asserting ownership of their vehicles and refusing to surrender their keys to unauthorised personnel.
As the disagreement escalated, the situation deteriorated into physical violence. In the circulating video clip, the foreign business owner is seen repeatedly striking one of the drivers with a stick, while the other driver is pinned to the ground and kicked by associates.
Bystanders and staff members could be heard hurling insults and landing slaps on the victims during the scuffle.
Social media backlash and calls for regulatory action
The video has drawn sharp criticism across X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, and Instagram, with netizens expressing outrage over the mistreatment of Nigerian citizens by foreign business owners within their own country.
Many commentators have called on the Nigeria Police Force and the Ministry of Interior to launch an immediate investigation into Karma Agric Feed & Foods Ltd, demand accountability for the assault, and review compliance standards for foreign employers operating industrial and agricultural facilities across local transport routes.
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