The police in Lagos State have clarified the circumstances surrounding the tragic death of a six-year-old girl in the Iyana-Ipaja area of the state on Tuesday.
Reports indicated that the incident occurred when police officers from the Moshalashi Police Station were chasing a suspect, and a child was fatally struck at the Ecobank roundabout in Iyana-Ipaja.
The father of the slain child also reportedly accused the police of attempting to cover up the incident by claiming that the vehicle had somersaulted.
The Lagos State Police Command spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, in a post on X.com on Wednesday, expressed condolences to the grieving family but refuted viral claims that a police patrol vehicle was responsible for the child’s death.
Hundeyin said preliminary investigations revealed that the girl was struck by a commercial bus whose driver, in a panic, sped off recklessly after spotting an approaching police van.
Hundeyin wrote, “We sympathise with the family of the deceased. However, preliminary investigations have shown that the girl was hit by a commercial bus whose driver panicked and recklessly sped off at the sight of an approaching police van.
“The driver is in custody, and the investigation is ongoing.”
