A man who suffered a gunshot wound during the gunfire incident at the Lekki tollgate on October 20, has been accused of stealing.

The man was rushed to a private hospital for treatment and has been undergoing treatment for free in the hospital.

In a video posted online, a staff of the hospital where he's being admitted, alleged that the injured man stole the mobile phone of one of the nurses and hid it inside his pant.

Watch a video of the man in the hospital after he was allegedly caught stealing below