Okada rider shot by Lagos police dies

A commercial motorcycle rider, who was shot by the police in Lagos State on Tuesday, Adigun Atilola, is dead.
Atilola, who was shot by policemen attached to Ilupeju Police Station, left behind a six weeks old baby.
The policemen, in an attempt to enforce the new Lagos State traffic law restricting the movement of commercial motorcycle riders, popularly known as okada, shot Atilola who was attempting to flee from arrest.
Atilola was with a passenger, but attempted to evade arrest at Teju Junction by Ilupeju Bypass.
The policemen were said to have sped off when they noticed that Atilola was shot and in a pool of his own blood.
Sympathisers rushed Atilola to a near by hospital but the Linda Ikeji blog reported on Wednesday that Atilola died from the gunshot wound he sustained.
Youths in the area, who witnessed the shooting, went on the rampage as they set up bonfires blocking the road and prevented vehicles from moving.