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Police to arraign American for assaulting towing van operator
The Murtala Muhammed International Airport Lagos Police Command has said it will, on Thursday, charge an American, Breedlove Shawn to court for allegedly assaulting and inflicting grievous bodily injury on a towing van operator at the airport.
This was disclosed by the Divisional Police Officer, International Airport, Lagos, Mr. Danjuma Garba on Wednesday in Lagos.
According to Garba, Shawn, 52, would be arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ogba on two counts bordering on assault resulting in grievous bodily harm.
Explaining what transpired, Garba said the accused had, on Wednesday morning at the MMIA, allegedly used a car key to injure the ears of 32-year-old Femi Banjoko, an employee of Billafary Towing Services Limited.
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Garba further explained that the assault occurred after the U.S citizen was accosted by officials of the towing services, contracted by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, for allegedly parking at a restricted area of the airport and attempted to tow the vehicle.
But Shawn, who had been to Nigeria four times to see a female friend who resides in Lagos, attacked Banjoko.
Shedding more light on the incident, the Chief Executive Officer of the towing company, Lamidi Falekulo, told newsmen that the American broke his car key in one of Banjoko’s ears, causing blood to gush out.
According to him, the victim was immediately rushed to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, where an operation was carried out to save his life.
“The man parked at the restricted area where ‘No Parking’ notice was conspicuously written.”
He said Shawn had been detained and the injured staffer taken to the hospital.
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