Young man chased into canal by police dies hours after suffering severe head injuries

A Nigerian man has confirmed the death of a young man who was chased into a canal by police officers.

The incident, which occurred just hours earlier, left the victim with severe head injuries, and he was placed on oxygen.

This tragic update was shared through a post on the popular social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.

In the post, the user wrote: “He’s dead. He died. It’s time people start taking matters into their hands. Nobody is coming to save you. Nobody.”

This confirmation came several hours after a viral post featuring a photo of the victim being rescued from the canal.

Another user had initially reported the incident on X, writing: “Police chased this guy into a canal, took his money, and ran off. He’s currently fighting for his life in the hospital.” 

Attached to the tweet were two images showing the moment the man was pulled from the canal.

In a follow-up tweet, the same user provided further details, saying the man had sustained a severe head injury and had been rushed to the hospital, where he was placed on oxygen.

The user added, “Man diagnosed with severe head injury and placed on oxygen after police chased him into a canal,” while also sharing a video of the incident and a conversation attached to the post.

In a separate account, a friend of the victim shared more details on her X page, stating: “Yesterday morning, police chased my friend’s husband until he fell into the canal.”

“They took his slippers and money that fell during the chase and left when bystanders started shouting. This happened at Federal Bus Stop, Ipaja-Ayobo axis.”

“He is currently unconscious at LASUTH. He has passed away, but we haven’t informed his wife yet. NIGERIAN POLICE! NIGERIAN POLICE!! NIGERIAN POLICE!!! The officers were in plain clothes.”

“They stopped him on a bike, the bike man fled. They accused him of being a ‘Yahoo boy’ because of his tattoos and threatened to shoot him. When he started walking away, they pursued him until he slipped and fell.”

Hours after the tragic event, it was alleged that the man passed away, marking another troubling incident involving police brutality in Nigeria.

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