VIS men accused of burning impounded car in Lagos
A Lagos painter, Oluwadamilare Afolarin, has lamented the ill treatment he allegedly suffered in the hands of officials of the Lagos State Vehicle Inspection Service. PUNCH Metro learnt that the victim’s Honda Accord with number plate, AKD 367 BG, was impounded by VIS operatives attached to the Eti-Osa office, for windscreen violation. He was reportedly fined N80,000, while the car was driven into the VIS premises at Ikota, Ibeju Lekki. Our correspondent learnt that while the father of three was about to pay the money, he was called by the deputy head of the VIS, one Akeem, who informed him that the vehicle had got burnt. Akeem was said to have appealed to Afolarin to take a compensation of N200,000, which the latter turned down. The 42-year-old told our correspondent that after Akeem had a meeting with the VIS Director, Mr. Gbolahan Toriola, the agency changed the story and accused him of setting fire to his car. He said he was handed over to the police and detained for three day