POLICE IGNORES WOMAN WHO WAS TRAPPED UNDER A TRAILER (HORRIBLE PHOTOS)

A middle-aged woman, Ifeoma Oraka, who was hit
by a trailer and got trapped under the vehicle on
Friday morning at Second Rainbow Bus Stop, on the
Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, was allegedly ignored
by policemen at the scene. The incident, our correspondent learnt, happened in
the front of a police station and in the presence of
some policemen. An eyewitness told Saturday PUNCH that the
incident happened around 10 am as the woman
stood at the bus stop waiting to board a bus. The eyewitness, who identified himself simply as
Chibuzor, said, �I was on my way to work when I got
to the bus stop and saw a lot of people gathered. I
learnt that the trailer had a failed break and hit a bus
the woman was about to board. �Many people stood there looking at her under the
trailer apparently thinking she was dead because the
trailer had crushed her legs. Policemen stood all
around too controlling the traffic, which I did not
think was the most important think at the time. �I talked to a taxi driver who agreed to take the
woman to the hospital. To ensure that she got
prompt attention at the hospital, I approached the
policemen to at least follow us to the hospital but
they shouted at me to get away.� Chibuzor said even though the woman had to be
dragged from under the trailer half-dead, the
policemen showed no sympathy. He said they were only concerned about impounding
the two buses that were also involved in the
accident. Our correspondent learnt that the woman was rushed
to Gbagada General Hospital, where she was given
first aid treatment and later referred to the Lagos
University Teaching Hospital for intensive treatment. But the Police Public Relations Officer in the state,
Ngozi Braide, has maintained that the victim could
not have been ignored by policemen. �I was not there but I can tell you that the report that
policemen were around but did nothing to help the
woman is a lie. Police can never do that,� she said.