Son Of A Power-Drunk Ex-Defence Chief Wrecks Car And Beats Owner

Son Of A Power-Drunk Ex-Defence Chief Wrecks Car And Beats Owner

Kayode Petinrin, a naval officer, has been accused of assaulting a Lagos motorist known only as Sola in the CMS area of Lagos State.

On Tuesday, the officer allegedly damaged Sola’s car while attempting to maneuver on the Bus Rapid Transit lane along the axis.According to our sources, when Sola complained about his damaged car, the officer allegedly beat him up.

Kayode is said to be the son of retired Air Chief Marshal Oluseyi Petinrin, a former Chief of Defence Staf.According to the victim, Kayode assaulted him because he challenged him (Kayode) for damaging his new vehicle.

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Sola lamented that he had planned to take the car to the Elegushi palace for royal blessing when the incident occurred.

He said, “I was driving along CMS and there was traffic; everybody was driving orderly, but he (Kayode) just wanted to come in front of me and I had already passed where he could enter from.

“I reported him to a policeman around the area, and when the man challenged him, he showed the man his ID card. I told him that if he’s a naval officer, that did not give him the right to hit my car.

“Then he started punching me. I have a deep cut on my lips. My hand was bruised, and I was seriously injured in the attack.”

Sola stated that he reported the incident to the Maroko Police Station, and that the DPO directed military police to follow him to Kayode’s home.He did, however, claim that some Air Force officers guarding the house threatened to shoot if they approached the gate.

“I followed him all the way from CMS to know where he lives. I then called the palace to tell them what happened. That was when kabiyesi sent two men to meet me.

“On getting there, they said I should take the legal route by reporting at the nearest police station.“We went to Maroko Police Station; the DPO, Ganiu Raji, called the military police to inform them what the military man did.

“When we got his house, two military men came out and stopped us before we could get closer. They said they were going to shoot us. The military guys said the house belonged to a former general, and we had no right to come there.

“The most annoying thing is that I was driving the car to the palace so that they could pray for me. It’s a new car; a BMW series,” he added.

Commodore Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan, a Navy spokesperson, described Kayode as one of the service’s bad apples.Ayo-Vaughan revealed that the officer had recently been suspended and his rank had been reduced.

He said, “This Petinrin (Kayode) was just disciplined. In fact, his rank was reduced because of a similar issue. He is one of the bad eggs that we are managing and that is because he is our son and brother.

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“I will take it up; I will call the chief staff officer so that our naval police can invite him. I will send what you have sent to me to them so as to follow up from there.”