The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed that it will on Friday arraign a National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) leader, Shamsideen Adio, popularly known as Shameleon, over the alleged killing of a dispatch rider on Lagos Island.

Adio, 55, was arrested after he allegedly descended on the victim during a scuffle on Tapa Street, Lagos Island, on September 17, 2025. Trouble reportedly started after the rider was accused of scratching Adio’s vehicle. Eyewitnesses said the suspect, alongside some associates, repeatedly struck the victim with a helmet and fists until he collapsed.

The rider was rushed to the hospital but later died from injuries sustained in the assault.

Confirming the development, the Deputy Police Public Relations Officer, Bababseyi Oluseyi, said the suspect is currently being held at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti-Yaba, pending his arraignment.

Meanwhile, the Lagos State House of Assembly has also waded into the matter, insisting that Adio and his accomplices must be brought to justice.

Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation, Adewale Adedeji, condemned the killing, describing it as “an act that must be condemned by every well-meaning Nigerian.”

He said:

“We can just imagine a dispatch rider who left home to earn a living for himself not returning because somebody who thinks he is above the law decided to take his life. The sanctity of human life has no alternative and Shamsideen’s case must be handled to serve as a lesson.”

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