N100 bribe: Police causes driver to crush Uniben lecturer to death.
Jennifer Ugwueke
The last may not have been heard of the accident that occurred on the morning of Monday, 20 July, involving a bus driver who hit two satchet water sellers while a bribe-seeking Policeman was struggling with him for the control of his steering wheel in Benin, Edo State.
Recent reports revealed that a lecturer at the University of Benin in Edo State. Dr Stella Okotie, was a casualty.
The accident occured on Monday morning, when Policemen attached to Ugbowo Division were pursuing a commercial bus in a bid to extort some money from the driver.
This led to a physical struggle between the driver and the Policemen for the wheels. While struggling, the bus driver ran into Dr Okotie who was standing by the main gate.
The deceased, who was a lecturer at the faculty of Education, was standing with her husband, Dr Williams Okotie, also a staff of the institution and their son, Ochuko, when the incident happened.