Posted by Samuel on Sat 19th Oct, 2024 - tori.ng
It was learnt that the police team had arrived to evacuate the truck, which had knocked down the rider.
On Saturday morning, an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) serving in the Lagos State Police Command, who is yet to be identified, was killed in Agege, Lagos.
It was gathered that the incident occurred around 1:40am at the WEMCO junction by Mobil Road, when the officer led a team of policemen to the scene of a road accident involving a truck and an Okada rider.
It was learnt that the police team had arrived to evacuate the truck, which had knocked down the rider.
However, they were met with stiff resistance from the rider and other Okada operators, who demanded that the truck be set on fire.
As tensions escalated, the mob reportedly launched an unprovoked attack on the officers, leading to the death of the ASP.
Benjamin Hundeyin, the spokesman for the Lagos State Police Command, confirmed the killing and described the attack as both unprovoked and tragic.
He condemned the actions of the Okada riders, stating that the police were only responding to a distress call about the accident and were trying to maintain order.
According to Hundeyin, "Preliminary investigations revealed that it was the rider that ran into the trailer at WEMCO junction Mobil Road, by Pen Cinema Agege.
"Unfortunately, the Okada rider died in the process," he said.
“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," Hundeyin added.