An inspector attached to the Lagos State Police Command has been killed by gunmen in Coker Aguda area.
The Inspector was inside a tricycle when he was shot, said spokesman for the command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin on Thursday, adding that investigation has commenced into the matter.
“He was attacked, shot and his service pistol taken away. It happened in the afternoon around 3.00 p.m., he died in the night,” the spokesman said.
Hundeyin said driver of the tricycle was arrested for questioning after the incident, but released with an instruction to appear again on Thursday to assist with the investigation.
The image maker said that the inspector was posted to a bank, but that the incident didn’t happen at his duty post.
“He had left and was going somewhere inside a tricycle. He actually hired the tricycle and was the only passenger.”
He said that the identity of the deceased would only be revealed after contacting his family members.
