The police in Lagos on Wednesday debunked rumours of the death of a tricyclist, Godwin Ekpo, who was shot by a trigger- happy Corporal at Isheri-Osun.
Ekpo with his wife, Idongesit were shot last Wednesday at Obalagbe Bus Stop, Isheri –Osun, for refusing to give the Corporal N100 bribe.
While his wife, a nursing mother, died instantly after the bullet struck her neck, Ekpo was rushed to the hospital for surgical operations on his jaw bones.
He was however reported to have died in the hospital, after the police allegedly abandoned him.
But the state’s Police Commissioner, Fatai Owoseni, outrightly denied the tricyclist’ death, insisting that they were together on Tuesday.
He also debunked insinuations that police abandoned the victim in the hospital, noting that the Force has ensured Ekpo receives the best treatment at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba.
According to Owoseni, plans have been concluded to enroll the victim’s children into police school on scholarship, just as they were also working on rehabilitating him after his treatment.
He said: “Ekpo, the husband of the Isheri-Osun victim is still alive, hale and hearty. I was with him yesterday (Tuesday). We walked round the hospital. He is fine. The Inspector General, Solomon Arase, also spoke with him on phone while I was there and we have been keeping track on him.
“As at Sunday, his jaw bones that were affected by the bullets were successfully fixed, and the surgery was supervised by the Chief Medical Director of LUTH himself.
“It is because of the degree of seriousness the police and the IGP attaches to the issue that we have ensured he enjoys the best treatment.
“Also the police had initiated moves to fast track the registration of his children in police school. We have spoken with him on that and also working with on how best to rehabilitate him.”
The Nation however gathered on Wednesday that Ekpo was moved to the Intensive Care Unit of the hospital after his surgery.
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