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Tragedy in Lagos: NURTW Chieftain “Shamelon” Allegedly Beats Dispatch Rider to Death – tragedy lagos

A disturbing video has shown Shamsideen Adio, a top official of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), beating a dispatch rider to a pulp.

The incident which occurred in Tapa Street, Lagos Island, on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, according to eyewitnesses, began when Adio’s vehicle was allegedly obstructed by the rider. 

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