Motorist lost his teeth to accident – Police

The Lagos State Police Command on Wednesday said Kingsley, the driver whose teeth were yanked out during fisticuffs with a traffic warden on Tuesday at the Omole bus stop in the Ojodu area of the state, told a lie.

The police said the motorist lost the three teeth in an accident a few years ago, adding that the claim by Kingsley that the traffic warden’s punch yanked out the teeth was not true.

A senior officer at the command, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told PUNCH Metro that the police in Lagos had located the driver.




PUNCH Metro had reported on Wednesday that the warden, Sunday Charles, engaged in a brawl with the motorist after he refused to part with N50 allegedly demanded by Charles.

It was reported that the two men fought during which Charles allegedly yanked out three of the motorist’s front teeth, while the latter tore his uniform.

The police source said, “The police brought Kingsley in for clarification on the incident, during which we gathered that Kingsley lost the three teeth to an accident two years ago.

“He told the police that the warden did not remove his teeth and added that Charles did not demand N50 as he earlier claimed. The fight was because he beat the traffic light and the warden ordered him to stop but he did not.”

The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dolapo Badmos, while corroborating the police source, confirmed that Kingsley was invited for interrogation, adding that the injured warden was driven to Ikeja after he was rescued from the motorist by a team of policemen.

She said, “There were fisticuffs. The motorist and his conductor blocked the way because they had beaten a traffic light. They wanted to make a U-turn at that junction, but the warden did not allow them. There was no demand for N50 and the motorist lost his teeth in an accident which he had two years ago. It was during the struggle that the warden’s hand grazed the driver’s lips. The blood was as a result of the injury to his lips.”

However, PUNCH Metro did not see the driver in order to have a chat with him.

Also, one of the witnesses, Abiodun Dada, faulted the police’s claim. He said the police should conduct a thorough investigation rather than attempt to cover up the issue.