A deaf and dumb commuter bus driver has been arrested at Apongbon area
of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria for driving on BRT lane.Officials of the
Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences
(Enforcement) Unit arrested the 33-year old driver, Sunday Ogunola on
Monday with passengers in his bus who were unaware that he was deaf and
dumb. The driver is also married to a deaf and dumb woman and has two
kids and is also pregnant.At the time of his arrest, Ogunola was driving
a Volkswagen faragon bus painted in the state's colour, with
registration XW 724 EKY. The culprit has been driving since 1999 and has
no valid driver's licence.On questioning, he said he normally plies the
Ajah-Lekki-CMS-Eko Hotel route and that he had once been arrested on
BRT lane in the past and was let off the hook after he pleaded.Taskforce
Chairman, Bayo Sulaiman said he was shocked that the driver could not
hear or speak when asked questions, saying that he constituted serious
danger to life and safety of passengers.
He lamented that despite his predicament, he drove on the BRT lane, which was why he was arrested initially, adding that he has been driving for a long time." "When we asked him questions, he could reply us.He cannot even hear or speak but he can write. We don't expect him to be driving other people.He cannot even come up with a valid driver's licence."He is liable for his action. He was arrested with passengers in his bus on BRT lane.We are going to look for the owner of the vehicle and charge him to court. We are holding him back here so that we can get the owner of the bus," Sulaiman said.
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