A Lagos Inspector attached to Mopol 20 ,Ikeja was murdered on Wednesday at Coker Aguda in Surulere , Lagos by gunmen .SP Benjamin Hundeyin spokesman confirmed this on Thursday.
Hundeyin said that the Inspector boarded a commercial tricycle by gunmen .The tricycle driver was however taken to a police station for questioning after the incident, and was later released to appear again ,Thursday on the assistance of the investigation.The Police PRO said that the inspector was guarding a bank but the incident didn’t happen at his duty post.
He said that the identity of the deceased would only be revealed after contacting his family members. Also, the command is making efforts to arrest those behind the killing .“He had left and was going somewhere inside a tricycle. He actually hired the tricycle and was the only passenger. He was attacked, shot, and had his service pistol taken away. It happened in the afternoon, around 3 p.m.“But he died in the night,” the spokesman said.