An Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) serving in the Lagos State Police Command has been killed in a tragic incident that occurred in the Agege area on Saturday morning.
The attack has been attributed to irate commercial motorcyclists, known as Okada riders.
The deceased was leading a team of policemen to the scene of an accident at WEMCO junction near Mobil Road, Agege, when they came under heavy assault.
Reports indicate that the police had responded to evacuate a truck that had struck an Okada rider, but faced fierce resistance from the rider, who demanded that the truck be set on fire.
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Lagos State Police Command spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident, describing the killing as an unprovoked attack.
He noted that the team received a distress call around 1:40 AM on Saturday regarding an accident involving an Okada rider and a trailer.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the Okada rider had collided with the trailer at WEMCO junction on Mobil Road, near Pen Cinema, Agege, and unfortunately, the rider lost his life in the process.
“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.
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