The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a leader of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) over allegations of assault and murder.
The police said the suspect they identified as Shamsideen Adio, popularly known as Shameleon, is currently being held at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti-Yaba, where discreet investigations into the two cases are ongoing.
The 55-year-old man, according to a statement by the Command’s Deputy Police Public Relations Officer, Babaseyi Oluseyi, on Friday, allegedly attacked a dispatch rider on Lagos Island, using a helmet and fists to inflict serious injuries.
The victim, who was rushed to the hospital, is said to be on oxygen and still receiving treatment.