A mob has beaten a yet-to-be-identified policeman to a stupor after a man identified simply as Yusuf got rammed by a BRT bus from the impact of being allegedly pushed by policemen in the Ketu area of Lagos State.

According to witnesses at the scene, the policeman and his colleagues were attempting to dispossess Yusuf of his vehicle when he got pushed into the BRT lane.

In the process, one of the BRT buses plying the lane inward Lagos rammed into Yusuf who collapsed due to the impact of the crash.

A witness, who does not want her name mentioned, said the policemen were responsible for Yusuf’s ordeal.

She said, “The policemen caused this; they were the ones that were trying to dispossess the man of his vehicle and while trying to push the man out of the vehicle, they pushed him on the BRT lane and an incoming bus ran into the man,” the witness stated.

Another witness, said the policemen, after realizing that Yusuf had been crushed by the BRT, attempted to flee the scene but an angry mob apprehended one of them.

He said, the mob beat the policeman till he fainted.

Also, It was gathered that some individuals rushed to the rescue of Yusuf who was seen lying motionless on the BRT lane.

While some were seen pouring water on him to make him regain consciousness, it was also revealed that policemen attached to the Ketu Divisional Police Station attempted to rescue their colleague who also lay motionless on the ground.

The uniform of the brutalized policeman had been torn due to the impact of the attack on him by the angry mob.

People were also seen lamenting over the incident and blaming the policeman and his colleagues for causing the accident.

According to reports, Yusuf sustained an injury on his right arm and had been rushed to the hospital for treatment 

Policemen attached to the Ketu Division were seen storming the scene to restore normalcy. The yet-to-be-identified policeman was also rushed to the hospital for treatment.