Police man knocks down woman and baby

A police corporal, identified simply as Friday, has been accused of knocking down a teacher, Mrs. Taskirat Anjolaiya,and her baby, Ammarah. It was learnt that as a result ofthe incident, the mother and daughter sustained pelvic fracture, brain injury and a broken jaw among others. According to eyewitness, the policeman, who is attached to FESTAC Police Division, was driving against traffic on Apapa-Oshodi Expressway when he knocked down the victims. PUNCH Metrolearnt that the graduate of Mathematics Education was alighting from acommercial bus with her child and had not noticed the police patrol van coming from the wrong direction. The victim's husband, Sulaiman,said the policeman claimed he was running an errand for the Divisional Police Officer, Ibrahim Zango. The policeman was said to have told them that he was instructed by the DPO to drop off a woman at the airport in Ikeja and he drove against traffic to avoid traffic congestion on the appropriate route so that she would not miss her flight