Nigeria, Sept. 30 -- Samsideen "Shamelon" Oladiti, a chieftain of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), has been remanded in prison over the alleged murder of a dispatch rider in Lagos.

The Lagos State Police Command arraigned Mr Oladiti at the Ebute Metta Magistrate Court 2, which ordered his remand at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre until 28 October, pending legal advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

On 19 September, PREMIUM TIMES reported the arrest of the NURTW chieftain over allegations that he assaulted a certain Omale Samuel and murdered a dispatch rider, Imam Ramon, during a confrontation on Tapa Street, Lagos Island.

The Deputy Police Public Relations Officer of the Lagos State Police Command, B...