NAF officers beat Lagos bus driver to death over vehicle collision

A 43-year-old commercial bus driver, Joseph Okpe, has died after allegedly being beaten by officers of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) along the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway in Lagos.

The incident happened on May 9, 2026 following a dispute over a traffic incident involving a vehicle belonging to the NAF officers.

According to The PidomNigeria, Innocent Okpe, the brother of the deceased, deposed to an affidavit at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in the Maitama Judicial Division over the matter.

In the affidavit, the deceased’s brother said Okpe was driving his commercial bus when he was accosted by NAF personnel travelling in a Coaster bus with registration number GO 1-14AF.

Passersby were said to have offered N50,000 compensation to the NAF personnel.

According to the affidavit, Okpe was rushed to several hospitals where he was reportedly rejected after the NAF personnel left the scene and continued their journey.

It was learnt that Okpe was eventually taken to Charing Cross Clinic in Mushin, Lagos, where he was pronounced dead at about 5pm.

A medical certificate of the cause of death signed by a medical doctor at Charing Cross Clinic, Okechukwu Ogboo, listed the primary cause of death as “severe head injury”, while the secondary cause was stated as “pulmonary failure until his death”.