Lagos ‘danfo’ driver charged for death of conductor through his reckless driving
25-year-old, John Okoye, driver of a Volkswagen bus with Registration No. LND 374 XU is facing a charge of manslaughter for reckless driving which resulted in the death of his conductor
Okoye who resides at Adensin Street, Igando, was on Monday brought before an Ojo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for driving recklessly.
The Police Prosecutor, Insp. Uche Simeon, told the court that the accused committed the offence on April 14, 2017, at 8pm along Iyana-Iba/Igando Road, Ojo Lagos.
“Nwoge was rushed to the hospital where he was confirmed dead,” he said.
The offence contravened Section 227 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the offence.
In his ruling, the Magistrate, Mr A. A. Adesanya, granted the accused bail in the sum of N200,000 with two sureties in like sum.
He said one of the sureties should be a blood relation of the accused and the other a community leader or a clergy.
