A tragic incident in Benin City on Wednesday evening led to the death of a two-year-old girl, who was crushed by a commercial driver following a clash with officers of the Edo State Public Safety Response (PSR) Team at Ring Road.
Eyewitnesses reported that PSR operatives attempted to seize the steering wheel of the moving vehicle, causing the driver to lose control.The bus then veered off the road, ramming into a roadside POS kiosk, where the toddler and her mother were standing. The child was killed instantly.An enraged crowd at the scene attacked the PSR officers before taking them, along with the child’s lifeless body, to a nearby police station.
Human rights activist Kola Edokpayi, who witnessed the incident, condemned the officers’ actions and urged the government to train its personnel on modern law enforcement techniques.“What happened this evening is heartbreaking. We know how difficult it is for a mother to carry a baby for nine months and give birth, only for carelessness to take the child’s life,” Edokpayi lamented.He criticized the officers’ methods, saying, “Instead of handling the situation professionally, they resorted to outdated tactics.
“If a driver is breaking traffic laws, you collect his particulars and summon him to court—not drag the steering wheel with him.”
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