depot in Lagos State after a man brought two
big snakes to the office of the depot chairman,
Chief Sunday Yusuf.
PUNCH Metro learnt that the man, Sunday
Ogbaide, who was later arrested by the Ketu
Police Division, said he was sent by a yet-to-be
identified person to sell the snakes to the BRT
boss.
Yusuf told PUNCH Metro that no one could
explain how the suspect gained entrance into
the depot.
He said,
"I was in my office when the man presented
two snakes to me. When I asked him what
his mission was, he said he was sent by
someone who told him that I would be
interested in buying snakes.
"When I asked him to tell me the name of
the person that sent him, he said he did not
know the name of the person.
"I quickly raised the alarm and the security
guards arrived. The man passed through
three main gates before arriving at my
office. No one could explain to me how he
got in."
It was learnt that in the ensuing pandemonium,
people attempted to beat up the suspect for
bringing the snakes.
PUNCH Metro learnt that the BRT boss was able
to restore calm after which he called the
Divisional Police Officer, Ketu, SP Justin Umar.
It was learnt that Umar sent some policemen to
the scene to apprehend the suspects and kill the
snakes.
Yusuf, who was thankful that the snakes did not
kill anybody on the premises, described the
incident as the handiwork of his detractors.On
getting to the station however, the suspect said
he was a truck pusher at Ketu Market.
He said he got the snakes from Ibadan, Oyo
State, and thought he could make a lot of money
by selling the snakes to the BRT boss.
Confirming the incident, the Police Public
Relations Officer, Ngozi Braide, said the suspect
would be charged to court on Thursday (today).
Braide said,
"Around 4.10pm, the BRT chairman of Ketu
Depot made a distress call to the DPO who
then sent his men there. The suspect was
arrested with two big vipers. He will be
charged with attempting to induce fear and
wilfully endangering human life with
dangerous animals."
(Punch)
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