A Nigerian man has reported that a young man died after being chased into a canal by police.

The event happened just a few hours ago, and the victim suffered serious head injuries, requiring oxygen support.
This sad news was posted on the social media site X, previously called 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 was made a few hours after a popular post showed a picture of the victim being pulled from the canal.
Another user first 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.”

The tweet included two pictures of the moment the man was taken out of the canal.

In a later tweet, the same user shared more information, stating that the man had a serious head injury and was quickly taken to the hospital, where he was put 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.

On another account, a friend of the victim revealed additional 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 following the tragic occurrence, it was said that the man lost his life, adding to the ongoing issues of police violence in Nigeria.

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