Police arraign 60-year-old for crushing teenager to death.

The trial of a 60-year-old taxi driver, Sunday Ojo, accused of crushing a teenager to death in the Mile 12 area of Lagos while driving recklessly has begun.

The police on Monday arraigned Ojo on two counts of manslaughter and breaking traffic laws before an Ogudu Magistrate’s Court in Lagos.

A routine job had on Monday, September 22, turned sour for Ojo when he allegedly crushed a teenager, Idrisa Omo, 19, to death.

The accident took place at about 2.30pm on Ajelogo road in the Mile 12 area of Lagos.

The charges read, “That you, Sunday Ojo, 60, on September 22, 2014, at about 2.30pm, at Ajelogo inward Mile 12, in the Lagos Magisterial District, being the driver of one Mitsubitshi Lancer taxi, with registration number, XV 839 MUS, drove same in the public highway in dangerous manner having no regard at all for the circumstances and the nature of the road and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 15 of the Road Traffic Law of Lagos State.

“That you, Sunday Ojo, on the same date, drove in a dangerous manner having no regards to all circumstances and the nature of the road and caused the death of one Idrisa Omo, 19 contrary to Section 20(7) of the Road Traffic Law of Lagos State, Nigeria.

The accused person pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Ojo’s lawyer, Darlington Agbale, appealed for bail in liberal terms.

The magistrate, Mrs O. Amope, admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of N250, 000 with two sureties in like sum.

She said the sureties must be gainfully employed and tender their evidence of tax payment, adding that they must include their addresses which will be verified by the prosecutor.

The matter was adjourned till December 5, 2014.