Bukola Afolarin
A lady, Bukola Afolarin, yesterday, narrowly escaped being blinded, after she boarded a ‘one-chance’ at Gbagada, on her way to work in Victoria Island, Lagos.
It is not uncommon for Lagos residents living on the Mainland, but working on the Island, to board cars going to their routes to reduce cost when compared to commercial buses.
Usually, cars going to Obalende from Oshodi take between N200 and N300, against commercial buses that charge between N500 and N700. Afolarin, who usually comes to Gbagada Bus Stop, along Oshodi-Oworonshoki Expressway, to board a vehicle going to the area where she works, was not lucky yesterday, as she fell victim to the syndicate.
Narrating the incident, her sister, Seyifunmi Folarin, said: “Bukola boarded a car from Gbagada on her way to work in Victoria Island when the incident happened.
“I got a call at about 6:00a.m. that my sister entered one-chance and was dropped off at Ikeja.
“It was devastating to see her because she was badly beaten and almost shot at. Everything was taken from her.”
Asked if the case has been reported to the Police, she said: “Our focus now is how she will get better.”
Spokesperson for Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, was yet to respond to enquiries on the incident.
Afolarin’s case was not the first time Lagos residents had fallen victims to ‘one-chance’ syndicate, operating along the route in 2023. Despite efforts to clamp down on the perpetrators; the police have made little progress on the issue.
The Guardian
