The family of a middle-aged man, Ifeanyi Kalu, has been thrown into mourning after personnel of the Nigerian Air Force, accused of driving on the Bus Rapid Transit lane in Lagos State, hit him.
Ifeanyi, an artist, was on his way to work in the Ilupeju area of the state when the incident happened. The report indicates that he was killed two months after his mother’s death.
His remains were said to have been deposited in a mortuary at the Nigerian Air Force base in Lagos.
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An actor, Segun Adefila on his Facebook page noted that the 31-year-old left behind six siblings and an aged father.
He wrote, “Ifeanyi was a young Nigerian artist who was diminutive in stature but gigantic in strides. His life was one huge struggle for survival without a thought for crime but through a dint of hard work.
“On October 20, 2021, Ifeanyi’s life was cut short on the expressway of Ikorodu Road. He lived with his aged father and six siblings and left them at home on that fateful day for a job he just secured.
Adefila said the military later offered the family a compensation of N200,000. According to him, companies in the area can provide CCTV footage of the incident.
In the meantime, the spokesperson for the Nigerian Air Force, Edward Gabkwat, refuted Adefila’s claim that the military vehicle crushed the victim, saying the 31-year-old was knocked down by a commercial bus.
He said, “An Air Force vehicle did not kill or crush the victim. From what I learnt, the victim was trying to cross the road and an Air Force vehicle that was approaching saw him, and the vehicle suddenly stopped.
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