An Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) from the Lagos State Police Command, whose identity has not yet been revealed, has been killed in a tragic incident.
The event occurred on Saturday morning in the Agege area of Lagos State.
Reports indicate that angry commercial motorcyclists, commonly referred to as Okada riders, were involved in the attack.
The deceased officer was leading a team of policemen to respond to an accident at the WEMCO junction near Mobil Road in Agege when he was violently assaulted.
Hundeyin, the Lagos Police Command public relations officer, reported that the Police received an emergency call around 1:40 am on Saturday regarding an accident involving an Okada rider and a trailer.
Preliminary investigations indicated that the rider collided with the trailer at the WEMCO junction on Mobil Road, near Pen Cinema in Agege. Tragically, the Okada rider lost his life as a result of the incident, he added.
“On getting to the scene, the team met a marge number of motorcycle riders who haf gathered around the place. However, the patrol team in the process of evacuating the truck came under attack by the riders who insisted on torching the truck as a result of which one ASP, 46 years old was injured on the head and he died on the spot while the truck driver escaped.”
“Five suspects have since been arrested and manhunt for other is on.”
Source: Daily Trust.
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