- The policemen reportedly stopped and challenged a commercial motorcycle rider and his passenger along Igbo-Elerin over traffic offence.
Suspected naval officers have allegedly killed a police inspector in Okokomaiko area of Ojo Local Government Area in Lagos State.
The Inspector was said to have met his end on Saturday while he and four of his colleague were on routine patrol along Igbo-Elerin area of Ojo.
The policemen reportedly stopped and challenged a commercial motorcycle rider and his passenger along Igbo-Elerin over traffic offence.
The commercial motorcycle rider, who was 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.
One Shola Shodiya, who witnessed the incident, said the Okada riders and his passenger allegedly engaged the policemen in a heated argument which escalated into a fight.
“It later degenerated into a fight between the policemen and the rider who later turned to be naval personnel,” he added.
Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident on Saturday.
He disclosed that the Okokomaiko Police Station around 4.30pm on Saturday received a report from some members of the public.
He said the report narrated how some policemen who were on routine patrol along Igbo-Elerin, tried to impound a motorcycle riding against traffic at Beno filling station.
He said the two men in mufti, who claimed to be naval officer, resisted the arrest.
“Other naval personnel on uniform arrived 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 an hospital in the area, where he was confirmed dead. The body has been deposited at the Idi-Araba Mortuary, Yaba, for autopsy. Investigation is ongoing,” he added