A bus driver in Lagos State set himself on fire in an apparent attempt to also harm LASTMA officers who allegedly tried to illegally arrest him and impound his vehicle.
This shocking incident was reported by a witness on X (formerly Twitter), who shared details of the event.
According to the witness, the bus driver, unable to bear the threat of arrest, ignited himself, inadvertently injuring some of the LASTMA officers in the process.
As the video of the incident circulated online, many concerned individuals took to the comments section to express their thoughts and reactions.
See some reactions below:
@0ldirtyfrench: “Bro the kind explosion wey for sup there with those incoming tankers.”
@super_rabs: “The laws of impounding commercial vehicles in Largos should be look into, the laws are hash. I took Uber from island to the airport last year & this driver was scared as hell to be arrested for any driving offense. I told him in Kano it’s not like this. Dude told me lots stories.”
@NemeremNjoku: “That could’ve been a grieve disaster considering the fact that there were fuel tankers passing.”
@i_jandor: “Oh my God…. Things dey happen…ooo. But this is not right… He could have k!lled himself in the process.”
@Mickyiv4: “Nigerians will do all these & kpai themselves but will never take this sort of risk or measures against terrible leaders that enabled this.”
@SegunOladejo_: “Away from the atrocities in the video, I think most Nigerians especially Lagosians need brain evaluation, imagine people are on fire and nobody moved to help and the person recording was even laughing. Haaa nkan ti se wa o.”
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