Suspected naval officers have allegedly killed a Police Inspector in the Okokomaiko area of Ojo Local Government Area in Lagos State.
This reportedly occurred while the Inspector and four colleagues were on a routine patrol along the Igbo-Elerin area of Ojo.
The policemen reportedly accosted a commercial motorcycle rider and his passenger along Igbo-Elerin over a traffic offence.
The commercial motorcycle rider, dressed in mufti, was carrying a passenger when the policemen stopped the bike.
The rider and his passenger who claimed to be naval personnel allegedly resisted arrest. An eyewitness, Shola Shodiya, said the Okada rider and his passenger allegedly engaged the policemen in a heated argument.
The source told Daily Trust:
“It later degenerated into a fight between the policemen and the rider who later turned to be naval personnel.”
Commenting on the incident, Lagos police spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin said a report was received at Okokomaiko Police Station around 4.30 pm on Saturday, June 22, from some members of the public that some policemen who were on routine patrol along Igbo-Elerin, tried to impound a motorcycle riding against traffic at Beno filling station.
The two men in mufti, who claimed to be naval officers, resisted the arrest. He added that the two men in mufti went on to confront the policemen.
Hundeyin said:
“Other naval personnel in uniform arrived at the scene and supported their colleague in the attack. While one Inspector slumped and was unconscious, the naval officers, absconded from the scene. The inspector was rescued and was rushed to a hospital in the area, where he was confirmed dead. The body has been deposited at the Idi-Araba Mortuary, Yaba, for autopsy. An investigation is ongoing.”
