Three truck drivers allegedly assaulted by employees of Karma Agric Feeds and Foods Limited along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway have demanded N2bn in compensation over the incident.
The drivers Abiodun Gbolahan Ridwan Olajide 34 and Taiwo Yinusa 37 made the demand through a pre-action notice issued by their lawyer Mr Babatunde Jinadu of Justice and Peace Attorneys.
The alleged assault involving an Indian national and two other employees of the company was captured in a video that went viral on social media.
According to the Police Public Relations Officer DSP Ayanlade Olayinka the Commissioner of Police Abimbola Ayodeji Olugbenga directed detectives to identify and arrest those involved.
The suspects were identified as Olowu Oluwadamilare and Sodeke Olamide security operatives attached to the company and Harjit Singh a 46-year-old Indian national associated with the company.
They were subsequently arrested by operatives of the Oyo State Police Command and detained at the Special Enquiry Bureau Eleyele Ibadan for further investigation.
In the pre-action notice dated October 19 the drivers alleged that the incidents occurred on October 9 and 10 2026.
The notice stated that Gbolahan was assaulted on October 9 while Olajide and his truck assistant Yinusa were allegedly attacked the following day by Singh and other persons associated with the company including Oluwadamilare and Olamide.
It added that the second incident was recorded by Kehinde Nurudeen the driver of another truck at the company’s premises and that the footage subsequently circulated on social media.
The lawyer said the victims had access to the full recording which they intended to rely on as evidence in appropriate proceedings.
The notice also alleged that Olajide was handcuffed and restrained when the assault continued raising questions about whether the conduct amounted to attempted murder grievous bodily harm or other serious offences.
The drivers are seeking compensation for alleged assault attempted murder physical violence the unlawful retention of two trucks and loss of business revenue.
The notice stated: ‘In view of the seriousness of the incidents the physical injuries suffered by our clients the surrounding handcuffing and continued beating of Mr Ridwan Olajide the assault on Taiwo Yunusa the continued retention of the two trucks and the consequential business losses we have our clients’ instructions to demand the sum of (Two Billion Naira) from your company as damages arising from the incidents.’