The Lagos State Government has said that the driver of the Lagos State owned staff bus that collided with a train last Thursday may be prosecuted.
A statement issued by the Lagos State Ministry of Justice yesterday said that Mr. Remi Osibanjo, who drove the BRT bus into the moving train at the PWD rail crossing in Ikeja, had been arrested and detained for further investigation.
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The State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN), said in a statement signed by the Director of Public Affairs, Ministry of Justice, Mrs. Grace Alo, that the staff bus driver was already being investigated by the Railway Police Command Headquarters, Ebute-Metta, Lagos.
“The Commissioner of Police, Railway Police Command has taken over the investigation of the accident,” the statement reads in part.
It added that the bus involved in the collision had been retrieved and sent for thorough examination at the Lagos State Vehicle Inspection Service Office and the Ministry of Justice (MOJ).
The statement said reports were being awaited from the Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO) and the police regarding the cause of the accident.
“The state wants to assure members of the public that upon receipt of the case file from the police and the report of the VIO, the office shall not hesitate to prosecute any person(s) found culpable,” the statement added.
The Nation
